CONNECTICUT MEN
of the United States Navy
Demobilization, Lido Beach Separation Center
December 14 to 17, 1945 STATE OF CONNECTICUT
EXECUTIVE CHAMBERS HARTFORD
RAYMOND E. BALDWIN
GOVERNOR
To Connecticut Naval Veterans of World War II:
Connecticut has a great seafaring tradition. In every war her men have fought gallantly for freedom. In days of peace her sons have officered and manned ships that have carried our American commerce everywhere in the world. Connecticut people are proud of that tradition.
In this greatest of all wars just ended you, as a son of Connecticut, have courageously and faithfully maintained that tradition. Indeed, you have raised it to new glorious heights. You have added to that enduring list, started when Midshipman Nathaniel Fanning of Stonington took part in the historic encoun­ter
of John Paul Jones' Bon Homme Richard and HMS Serapis in 1779, immortal names - Macassar Straits, Java, Guadalcanal, Savo Island, Coral Sea, Santa Cruz, Midway and Lunga Point.
To the lot of some of you fell the burden of the train­ing
and supply services at home and in ports, great and obscure, the world over. In fact, there are now new ports for the air arm and for the fleet, some of which will endure as monuments to that new arm of the Navy, the Seabees.
Your fellow citizens in Connecticut are proud of your
service.
Yours very s i n c e r e l y,
Governor
HERE ARE THEIR STORIES
War correspondents of World War II frequently embellished and often overwrote the action stories of modest sailors. The aggregate result pleased editors, made headlines, and, on occasion, embarrassed the sailors. In retaliation, the correspondents and their victims were labelled, in characteristic service language, " Joe Blow". Actually, the " Joe Blows" were few and far between in this war. The purpose of these stories is to record without embellishment, the mood, the impressions, the exciting events, of the worst and best of the great days, before time blurs memories with resulting confusion as to events, dates and places. These are Navy men's stories, here recorded as near verbatim as possible in their own words— The Editor.
Aleksejczyk, Walter W., F 1/ c, Am­munition
Ship Akutan, Hartford.
" I spent nine months aboard the Aku­tan
and my job was to take care of the evaporation system aboard her. We served the Third Fleet with munitions and went within 50 miles of Tokyo with her. We also served at Leyte and Okinawa. We never hit any real tough spots although the suspense was always there."
Baker, Michael C, SK 3/ c, Repair Ship Oceanus, Bridgeport.
" I'll never forget the time we were at Palu. We had many air attacks at night but they couldn't see us for we were always under a smoke screen, but neither could we see them as the nights were dark and the moon was very small. There was a ship tied up alongside of us that was hit in her ammunition room but the fire control men put the fire out before any serious damage was done. It had us scared though for if the munitions went up we would have gone up with them."
Baril, Philip J., BM 2/ c, Destroyer Taylor, Bridgeport.
" The major sea battle at Guadalcanal was where I saw the most action. The Nips were trying to take a foothold on the island again and came in with every sort of ship imaginable. We intercepted them and sank quite a few of their ships as well as all their landing barges. They put up a fight, sending their planes over us at regular intervals and sinking about 32 of our ships. We foiled their plans, sunk their ships and brought down their
planes — which boosted our morale to a high level."
Bernier, Robert A., SC 2/ c, 1050th Seabees, Danielson.
" When my outfit left California there was much speculation as to where we were heading as we could not be told our destination beforehand. Scuttlebutt had it we were heading for almost every place in the Pacific and some of the optimists had it we were going around the Panama Canal and into the Atlantic, but we wound up at the Admiralty Islands, probably the last place most of us expected to get to. We repaired the ships, took care of all the heavy equipment and did minor repairs around the island; but my job was the galley for I am a cook. I did the cooking for about 600 men a day and can't kick much for some of the men had tough jobs to do."
Campaga, Salvatore P., AMM 1/ c, Carrier Hancock, Middletown.
" I went aboard the Hancock when she was commissioned in May of ' 44 and ac­cording
to the records I sailed 127,859 miles on her. We made major strikes against Formosa, the Philippines, French Indo China, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Wake Island and Tokyo. Okinawa was our worst for it was a 52- day campaign and we suffered a Kamikaze attack there on April 7th and had to go back to Pearl Harbor for repairs. On September 10th it was a dream come true for I went on liberty in Tokyo. Everything was in shambles but I felt quite at home there
3 for I am very short and the people seemed much shorter. Tokyo was the first place we visited where we could see the de­struction
our planes had done."
Chinigo, Frank J., MM 2/ c, Attack Transport Colbert, Norwich.
" I had my biggest thrill more than a month after the Japs had decided to sur­render.
We were on our way to Okinawa with a shipload of former American prisoners of war from Mukden when we hit a mine. In the engine room where I worked there was a hole 20 feet high and 30 feet wide. We were lucky enough to get towed into Okinawa, but the explosion had killed four men and wounded others. What made us feel especially bad was the fact that a lot of the passengers we were carrying had been captured at Bataan and some of them had been in the Death March."
Clark, Byron M., MMS 2/ c, loth Seabees, East Hampton.
" We were warned a typhoon was about to strike our base; at Okinawa and took whatever precautions we could to make things fast. I spent about two hours making our tent fast and I think the fact that it stood up while most of the others went down proved that if more precau­tions
had been taken less loss would have resulted. Just after the blow passed over five Japs were shot trying to sneak into an Army hospital across the road. One of them was a doctor who had a number of hypo's in his pocket. The conclusion was that he was trying to steal some fluid to treat wounded Nips somewhere but a search for the wounded men proved fruitless."
Colella, Guy A., ART 1/ c, Patrol Bombing Squadron 25, Waterbury.
" The Mindoro campaign was filled with perilous moments. Our convoy was under steady attack and we stood at general
quarters almost all the time. The convoy suffered many Kamikaze attacks, one of which struck near enough to cause me to be hit by shrapnel in the eye. I was offered but refused the Purple Heart. The ship I was aboard at the time was the Half Moon, a seaplane tender. After the battle I was stationed at the Philippines and our squadron was engaged in air- sea rescue work, day and night patrols and night bombing attacks. In November of ' 44 we left our mark at Leyte, to soften the Japs for the forthcoming invasion."
Czernicki, Edward F., M 1/ c, Repair Ship Zaniah, Hartford.
" We were the first ship into Kerama Rhetto at Okinawa and immediately set to the task of repairing the sunken vessels. It wasn't as easy as it sounds for the Nips had other ideas as to how wre were to occupy our time and they came in over us in bombers all day and night. There were a few seaplane tenders lying nearby and they received many direct hits and were being knocked off steadily. We came out of it without any damage to our ship but many of the ships we thought we could salvage were sent to the graveyard."
Czyz, Louis M., CM 2/ c, 7th Seabees, Hartford.
" We came in at Okinawa just as our ships were bombarding the shores to soften things up for a landing. It was quite an impressive sight at night for the
THREE FIGHTING SHIPS
USS KIDD— Two thousand ton destroyer ( top), saw much active service in the Pacific, including a part in engagements at the Marshalls, Gilberts Wake, and Raboul.
USS SANTA FE — Ten thousand ton cruiser, ( center), in a 25 months' continuous tour of duty participated in 42 air strikes, 12 shore bombard­ments,
and four surface actions.
USS NEVADA— Thirty- two thousand ton pre- World War I battleship was a familiar sight to the hundreds of thousands of servicemen who took part in the Mediterranean and European D- Days.
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shells would light up as they hit the shore and sometimes you could swear you saw bodies flying through the air as the shells struck. A suicide boat hit the KA- 74 that was just alongside of us, kill­ing
many of the crew. We managed to get in on the beach the next day without too much trouble and went along okay for some time until one day while we were unloading a cargo ship, five Kamikazes came in at us. Some of the men helped man the guns while others took refuge wherever they could. Two of the planes were shot down before they could do any damage but one of the planes hit the ship, killing the skipper and some others."
IVAmato, Nicholas D., EM 2/ c, Ocean- Going Tug Bannock, Torrington.
" After suffering many air attacks at I wo Jima we were sent to Okinawa. When we first arrived there we ran aground on a reef and we were stuck for three days but finally got off on our own power. It's a good thing we got off when we did for the following day the typhoon struck. The ship tossed around and the sea washed over the ship from time to time. We didn't know whether we were coming or going as visibility was zero. There was no trying to control the ship for she was determined to have her way and she did."
Donohue, William E., RM 3/ c, Com­mander
Service Squadron 10, Norwich.
" It was while I was at the Admiralty Islands in October of 1944 that the Mount Hope lying off our starboard was blown sky high. I was aboard the USS Argonne at the time and was watching four men of the Mount Hope motoring into shore for what I speculated was the mail when suddenly there was a loud report and the Mount Hope seemed to be just a puff of smoke. All hands were instantly killed and a pharmacist mate off our ship who attempted to get to the stricken ship was
killed. The only survivors were the four men who had set out to the shore."
Dowling, John H., EM 2/ c, 14th Seabees, Hartford.
" We were just finishing construction on a bridge at Okinawa when one night the Japs blew it all to smitherines. The Army went down to the area the next day and cleaned the Nips out and told us it was safe to start our construction work again. The following day one of the bulldozer drivers and two other men were killed by machine gun fire from three Japs that the Army had overlooked. A large scale campaign was launched the next day and all the Nips were wiped out never to trouble us again."
Burner, Arthur D., PhM 2/ c, Trans­port
Heywood, Westport.
" The Heywood anchored 800 yards off Leyte and the Higgins boats started to take the Army troops we had aboard onto the shore. It was the second wave and things were still hot. There were many planes overhead shooting down at the invasion boats and many of the boats were hit. I was in sick bay at the time the Higgins were first launched, awaiting any casualties that might be brought back. Plenty of the men did come back injured. I think there were 1200 men treated for injuries aboard my ship and 18 of them died."
Dzura, Joseph, EM 1/ c, Seabees Special Detachments, Manchester.
" The different outfits I was with on Guam helped make it possible for all the lights they turned on to celebrate the surrender of the Japs. From March on we built five big power plants at different points on Guam and they were really big ones. I was in the sack myself when the big news came in and I was too tired to want to do very much celebrating."
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Floryanski, Benjamin J., S 1/ c, 33d Special Seabees, Bridgeport.
" On December 24th Tokyo Rose said she would send us a Christmas gift because we were so lonesome at Samar. She kept her promise for while we were working at the docks unloading a ship, a plane came in on a slow glide and dropped a torpedo in the # 1 hold of a ship nearby. Four men were killed as they were in the sick bay being treated for some minor ailment. There were many others injured but none seriously. The plane had come in so slow that it couldn't rise again and hit the sea. Two pilots came out of the plane but they didn't get far as some of the boys fired at them and down they went."
Fortuna, Ralph A., S 1/ c, 33d Special Seabees, Bridgeport.
" We were at Mindanao on December 5, 1944, heading for Leyte when we were attacked by Jap planes. It was not a constant attack but they seemed to be coming over in waves every hour. We were on a Norwegian vessel and were quite worried for the bombs kept coming too close for comfort. A ship near us was hit and 180 men were killed. Many of the LSTs suffered hits and quite a few were sunk. My ship came out without a scratch and when what was left of the convoy could get started again, we made our way to Leyte."
Frisketti, Angelo P., SC 2/ c, PT Squadron 8, New Haven.
" The Luzon invasion was really a battle of wits. The day before the actual invasion my ship, as part of a small task force com­posed
of three PT squadrons and 24 LCIs, made a farce attempt to land at Luzon and the Japs rushed reinforcements to that area. However, the actual invasion was made the next morning at the other side of the island. The mock invasion worked perfectly for the Japs were all
deployed to the spot we originally headed for. There were times we would zig- zag near Japanese- held islands and note where the guns were hidden and what obstacles were in the harbors. This made things easier for the invasion forces that generally followed us three to five days later."
Gingras, Gerard L., SSMB 2/ c, Acorn 46, Montville.
" I spent nine months at Saipan just cutting up. We had a few bombing at­tacks
but I just stayed at my job, cutting. I'd cut all day and sleep all night, if the Japs were considerate and let us sleep. Most of the men were out repairing or building an airstrip, but would they take me along? No, they'd send me back to my cutting! What did I cut? Hair — I was the battalion barber."
Goodfrieml, Joseph J., AMM 3/ c, Patrol Bombing Squadron 212, Stamford.
" My 26 months in the service didn't offer much excitement. I spent most of my time at Trinidad and Puerto Rico making routine patrols. There were times when we had reports of enemy action off the coast but we found nothing when we got there. There was one time just after V- E Day when we received a report that a sub was operating off Block Island but by the time we arrived there, the ship was blasted to hell by another plane and a destroyer."
Gorman, Daniel T., MoMM 1/ c, 1091st Seabees Detachment, New Haven.
" My travels included the Admiralty Islands, New Guinea and Okinawa. I didn't witness too much action although we did receive a few bombing attacks at the Admiralties. There were a few men hurt, but none serious enough to warrant them being sent to a hospital. My job was to repair the trucks and jeeps of my battalion. On one occasion a truck came
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in for repairs and one of the men noticed some bullets imbedded in the tail but no one knew where they came from."
Hartmann, Harold W., FC 2/ c, Cruiser Santa Fe, West Haven.
" I spent 37 of my 40 months in the Navy aboard the Santa Fe. She went through 14 engagements without any real damage, getting a real banging- up only when we pulled in alongside to help the Carrier Franklin after she'd been hit off Japan. The Pittsburgh towed her and we picked up the survivors. The men who stayed on the Franklin did a great job in keeping her afloat because she was in mighty bad shape. Our own ship was in a lot of action, all the way from the Aleu­tians
to Tokyo, working with the First, Third and Fifth Fleets."
Holyst, Michael W., RM 3/ c, LST- 1120, New Haven.
" On April 17th we came into the bay at Okinawa to deliver rockets, bombs, fuel cans and all sorts of ammunition. We came in unopposed until we were near the beach and then the Japanese planes started coming in overhead. A smoke screen was laid up and we were given orders not to fire which didn't strike us too well for I know how my fingers felt — itching for the feel of a gun. The smoke screen was so thick that we couldn't see them nor could they see us and the only thing they could do was come in low with Kamikaze planes and hope they could accidentally strike a ship. Well, they did. They sunk two seaplane tenders, killing 35 men on one and quite a few on the other. My ship came out of it okay as did most of the others."
Ingraham, Francis, AOM 2/ c, Com­mand
Service Squadron 11, Danielson.
" I spent my 20 months overseas at the Kaneohe Bay air field in Hawaii as ord­nance
man servicing the planes that came
into our base. Although Honolulu was just a few miles away I didn't bother going there on many liberties as the place was deader than a door nail. The scenery was very beautiful and I think the Pali Pass was the nicest sight I have ever seen. When you are at the top of the Pass you are about 2,000 feet in the air and the Pacific is stretched out below with its ships going into and coming out of Pearl Harbor."
Jensen, Clarence T. H., S 1/ c, Cruiser Alaska, Higganum.
" The Alaska was classified as a large' cruiser, but just the same we went right on off the beaches at Iwo Jima and Okin­awa.
It seemed to some of us that we were near enough to have Jap soldiers start shooting at us with small arms. Any­way
we knocked out a lot of Nip gun positions and strong points, which helped our buddies who were doing the fighting on the land. I think my biggest thrill out there was when we took part in the first Tokyo raid. We went right into the Japs' backyard."
Kasica, John C, CM 2/ c, 117th Sea­bees,
Ansonia.
" My battalion landed at Saipan three months after the invasion and, believe it or not, there were more Japs killed and taken prisoner after we got there than before. On Christmas Day of 1944 Tokyo Rose broadcast she would give us a gift because we were alone and so far from home. She said she knew just how we felt and wanted to be sure we received an ap­propriate
gift for the occasion. She kept her promise by sending over 15 Jap bombers at early noon, followed by 25 planes that night. Quite a few of the men were killed and there were many injuries because of our little gift from Rosie."
LaFountain, Raymond O., BM 2/ c, General Command # 7, Avon.
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" We were at Kerama- Rhetto, which is just about 10 miles from Okinawa, when suddenly the Kamikaze and suicide ships came in at us from all angles. I'll never forget the day as it was on my buddy's birthday, the 26th of March. My ship was the flag ship of our amphibious force and our aim was to establish artillery guns on the island. The suicide planes came very close to us at times but I guess our time just wasn't up for they kept hitting the ships on all sides but let us intact. The Japs kept up the attack for three days and then let up. From there we came back to the States to prepare for the occupation of Japan and on September 25th I took my first liberty in Sasebo, Japan. The people were in pretty bad shape with no food to eat or homes to shelter them."
Lombardi, Nicholas J., AOM 2/ c, VPB- 28, Fleet Air Wing 2, Danbury.
" We operated our flying boats, PBMs, from Lingayen Gulf, hitting the China coast and a lot of other targets. I was an aerial gunner. Over Hong Kong the Jap anti- aircraft guns hit us with flak a few times, but we managed to get back to our base without too much trouble. The Japs did their best to protect Hong Kong and it was never an easy mission when we had to go in there."
Madubiel, Michael A., SF 2/ c, 1059th Seabees Detachment, East Hartford.
" Now that I see tires are so hard to get here in the States, I think back to the big re- capping plant we had out at Guam. It was the biggest one in all the Pacific and we handled tires by the thousands from all the islands. That was only part of our work as we did salvage of all kinds. I did welding in the machine shop where we repaired automotive equipment of all kinds. If it could be fixed, we fixed it. It was good to start home from Guam, but
I was on an LST and thought we'd never get to Hawaii. It took us 19 days to reach Pearl Harbor, which was a long time. Then I was lucky enough to get on the Saratoga, which made it to the west coast in five days."
Miller, Robert E., ARM 2/ c, Patrol Bombing Squadron 104, Middlebury.
" My squadron operated at different times from bases at Morotai, Okinawa, Borneo and the Philippines. We carried out the bombing missions against enemy shipping and land installations. I was a radio man and top turret gunner on my B- 24. During one of our missions over Hainan our plane was hit by light guns and flak. One of the men was killed and two wounded. Our landing gear was also shot away. We were stationed at Clark Field at the time and radioed in our situation. The landing turned out as good as could be expected under the conditions and with very little further damage to the plane. There were over 200 flak holes in the plane and when I heard this my knees buckled from under me."
Olesak, Paul J., AMM 2/ c, CAS U- 18, New Britain.
" Before I went into CASU- 18 I was aboard a seaplane tender and made the invasion of Kwajalein on D- Day plus 2. There were many ships in the convoy including battle wagons and carriers. We suffered many air attacks and bombard­ments
from the shore but the actual land­ing
for the men was the worst thing imaginable. Many Marines and Seabees were killed even though they were not part of the initial landing. I can imagine what it must have been like on D- Day."
Palmer, William J., AOM 2/ c, CAS U- 47, Hartford.
" My nine months at Saipan were rather dull. All I did was load bombs and service the guns. We had many types of planes
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at the base including F4U, TBM, F6F and F4Fs. On one occasion the pilots took off on what they thought would be a routine bombing trip over Rota but they came back badly shot up for the flak was very thick that day. Some of the planes had to make forced landings as their landing gear was shot away. There were many injuries but none were fatal. I came back to the States on the Salerno Bay and was very much impressed with the welcome we received at San Diego. There were welcome home signs all over the place and it felt good to think the people hadn't forgotten us as soon as the war was over."
Planinsek, Cyril, MM 3/ c, 121st Sea­bees,
Hartford.
" I've just come in from Saipan where I spent five months. Before that I was at Tinian for eleven months. I did nothing spectacular in the war; as a matter of fact, In ever even fired a shot. About the only thing I've done during the war was build foxholes for officers and heads for the men. We had a few bombing attacks but I dug way down in my foxhole — if I had gone any further down I would have been AWOL. I claim no recognition in winning the war but I suppose my little bit helped somewhere."
Prescott, Harold F., AOM 3/ c, Carrier Richard, East Hartford.
" While we were at Sugami Bay I felt rather strange as this was the thing we were looking forward to — Tokyo. Our ship was the second ship behind the Missouri, which was the ship Admiral Halsey was on, and we were the second ship to raise the Victory flag when the official surrender was announced. There was one time just before we entered the bay as we were coming around the coast of Japan when a Kamikaze came in at us. We shot at it and the force of the blow
knocked it down and almost into the W^ asp wThich was lying alongside us."
Quirk, Andrew' A., Sp( F) 3/ c, LST- 271, Hartford.
" My ship took some of the 4th Division Marines in on the invasion of Saipan. Re­sistance
from the air, sea and on the shore was the greeting we received. We hardly expected to be welcomed with open arms but neither did we expect the Japs to put up the fight they did. There were quite a few men of the 4th lost on that day and on the days that followed. I don't like to talk about it and right now my mind is occupied with thoughts of the Hartford Fire Department for that was my job for years before I entered the service and now after three years I am returning to it."
Scussel, Mario A., GM 2/ c, Destroyer Daniel A. Joy, Stafford Springs.
" Leyte in the Philippines proved the most exciting campaign my ship par­ticipated
in. We went in about 28 days after the initial landing and the air raids were constant but useless. The Japs were trying to knock out the Tacloban airfield and as the planes came in to the beach, the Army anti- aircraft would direct their firing to force them out to us and we would knock them out most of the time. I wTas the pointer on a 5- inch gun and we probably accounted for many of the planes; but because of the cross firing and the amount of guns firing at the planes no one gun or ship could make any claims."
Sivo, Walter, QM 1/ c, Destroyer Cald­well,
Georgetown.
" It was at exactly seven minutes after 8 a. m. on the morning of December 12, 1944, that the Caldwell was hit. I was at the wheel at the time and steering the ship to San Pedro from where we were supposed to return home. We had been
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having a little trouble with the suicide planes the night before when one of them hit the water nearby, splashing shrapnel all over the deck; but we hadn't noticed any that morning until this son of a Nip came at us. He circled the bow of the ship and then came around and hit us on the starboard side right near the handling room where all the ready ammunition was stored. I saw him come in and let me tell you I was plenty scared. When he hit the explosion knocked all the glass out of the ports on the starboard side of the wheel room and many of those pieces embedded themselves in my right side from my head to my waist line. I was treated and came back to the States on the Caldwell as she managed to stay afloat."
Swan, Earl J., Jr., RM 3/ c, Com­munication
Unit 431, New Haven.
" We went in to Leyte on November 13, 1944, and let me tell you it really was a hot spot at the time. There was a major battle being waged off the coast of Samar and we seemed to have come in during the midst of it. The sky was full of planes but we were afraid to fire as many of them were our planes and we hoped they would take care of them rather than take the chance of shooting the wrong plane down. When we finally got ashore we set up installations and maintained the phone communications for the Philippines."
Wilenski, Teddy C, MoMM 2/ c, Destroyer Caldwell, West Haven.
" The battle of Ormac Bay near Leyte was the worst battle I participated in during the war. It was on December 12, 1944, that our ship and many of my mates met disaster. A Kamikaze hit us, killing 30 men and wounding 75 of our crew of 250. The radio shack was demolished and guns 1 and 2 were knocked out. I was on
the fan- tail at the time the plane struck and received burns on my face and hands for which I was awarded the Purple Heart. I was taken aboard the LST Help­ful
and treated as our sick bay could not accommodate all the wounded. I then re­turned
to the Caldwell and home."
Woodward, Paul E., GM 2/ c, 8th Seabees, New Britain.
" There was a Jap that bothered the hell out of our battalion while we were at Iwo Jima. Every night at sundown he would shoot down from a high hill at the men, but we could not see him as when we looked in that direction we would have the sun's rays shining in our eyes. He got away with it for a long time but never hit any one. Ambush after ambush was laid for him with no results. One time we were laying an area for the Bomber Command and trapped three Nips who were hiding in the bushes and since then we never heard any more from our little sniping friend. We tried to find out if one of the men was the sniper but they weren't talking. We named the Jap ' Sunset Charlie' and tales of his escapades still circulate the Seabee battalions."
Zielinski, Carl B., MM 1/ c, 135th Seabees, Bridgeport.
" I was lying nude on my cot in my tent at Okinawa listening to the boys shoot the breeze about the coming typhoon when suddenly it struck. The tent blew up into the air and there I was stark naked wondering where to run to. I could find no refuge for the only thing left standing in our area were two of the heads and they looked as though they were ready to come down any minute. I finally ran into a cave and stayed there until it blew over the next day. No, I wasn't nude all the time as I managed to pick up some rags and draped them around me."
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STATE AIDS AND BENEFITS
The laws of the State of Connecticut provide for many forms of aid, benefits and preferences for veterans, and for their next of kin in varying degrees. The following digest is designed to inform of the aids, benefits and preferences, and to designate the local or state agency charged with providing full information to veterans. There are thirty- four full- time and eight part- time Veterans Centers operating which serve 86 of the 169 cities and towns in the State. In some smaller towns the Town Clerks act as a " Veterans Center".
Tax Exemptions — File discharge with your Town Clerk; notify local assessors and collector.
Local Taxes — Any veteran is exempt from taxes on real or personal property up to $ 1,000 in valuation. Disabled veterans are exempt up to $ 3,000, according to disability ratings. This ex­emption
is in part valid for veterans' wives, and next of kin, as specified by the Statutes. See Local Tax Collector.
Local Business Taxes — ( Personal property) on stock, fixtures and equipment of new businesses established by veterans, for three years. See Local Tax Collector.
Old Age Assistance Taxes — Servicemen are exempt, during active service in armed forces, and veterans may secure refund if they paid while in active service. See Local Tax Collector.
State Unincorporated Business Taxes — On new businesses established by any veteran, good for three years. See Tax Commissioner, State Office Building, Hartford.
Free Business Licenses -— Most licenses are free; renewals usually unnecessary for varying periods. See your Town Clerk.
Professional Licenses — Qualified veterans can be admitted to the practice of law or chiropractic without examination in most cases. Contact your county Bar Association, or the Board of Chiro­practic
Examiners, State Office Building, Hartford.
State Employment Preference — Veteran pas­sing
state civil service examination has five points added to score; ten, if he has a disability rating. Names placed on list of eligibles in the order of such augmented score.
The State's general policy on veteran's job preference, which has not the effect of law, was established by the 1945 General Assembly, with passage of the following:
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representa­tives:
" 1. That it shall be the policy of the State, acting through the Connecticut Veterans Reemploy­ment
and Advisory Commission, to encourage Connecticut employers to voluntarily set aside a minimum of 25 per cent of post- war jobs for veter­ans
of World War II.
" 2. That it shall be the policy of the State until July 1, 1950, to give preference to veterans of World War II in all State positions outside the classified service of the merit system act and in all positions involving contractual services and part time services and in all cases where compensation is paid by the State whether on a fee basis or otherwise.
" 3. That until July 1, 1950, it shall also be the policy of the State that appointing officers of the State, as defined by Sec. 2049 of the General Statutes, shall, other conditions being equal, give preference to veterans of World War II in filling State positions from registers of eligible candidates furnished by the State Personnel Department."
Educational Aids — With satisfactory cre­dentials,
a veteran can secure free a grammar school or high school diploma from the State Board of Education, State Office Building, Hartford.
Free instruction in secondary subjects ( high school courses) will be furnished by the State Board of Education if your town can't do it. See your local school officials.
Financial aid for college educations for children, 16 to 23, of servicemen killed in service. Consult the State Board of Education.
Aid for Needy Veterans — If you are being cared for under legal direction of the Veterans Home Commission, your children under 16, husband, wife or widowed mother can receive weekly finan­cial
assistance up to $ 10. for an adult and $ 6. for a child. Apply to the Commission, through the Veterans Home, Rocky Hill.
If you need temporary financial assistance because of a service disability, contact the Veterans Home Commission, Rocky Hill.
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund — Many of the veterans' aid benefits set out above are pay­able
from the income produced by this fund which is to be augmented by a portion of the Connecticut tax on cigarettes until the principal of the fund reaches $ 15,000,000. Disbursements of these funds to carry out aid provisions to veterans, and certain relatives and next of kin of veterans pursuant to statute, are through the State Treasurer of the American Legion, State Office Building, Hartford.
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THE MUSTER OUT ROLL CALL
Names, ratings and addresses of Connecticut men discharged from December 14 to 17, 1945, inclusive, from official Navy records, Separation Center, Lido Beach, L. L, N. Y.
ACKERSON, William A., GM 3/ c
26 Broad St., Stamford ADAMICKI, Chester D., S 1/ c
1459 State St., Bridgeport ADAMS, Kenneth H., MM 2/ c
388 West Main St., Norwich AGUZZI, Bruno, EM 3/ c
8 Highland St., New Britain ALEKSEJCZYK, Walter W., F 1/ c
523 Hillside Ave., Hartford ALLEN, Max C, S 1/ c
641 Capitol Ave., Hartford ANCEFSKY, Walter J., AOMT 2/ c
171 Beechwood Ave., Bridgeport ANDERSEN, Arthur W., PhM 3/ c
210 Scott St., Naugatuck ANDERSON, Almon J., S 1/ c
541 Hillside Ave., Hartford ARMSTRONG, Walker B., RdM 2/ c
Box 96, Darien ARNOLD, William, Cox
84 Rock St., Torrington ARSENAULT, Philias J., AM 2/ c
1875 Thomaston Ave., Waterbury ATASHIAN, Aram A., PhM 1/ c
18 Locust St., New Britain AVELLANI, Joseph A., CM 3/ c
Williams Ave., Oakville BAHN, Robert J., CM
497 Villa Ave., Fairfield BAKER, Michael C, SK 3/ c
824 Kossuth St., Bridgeport BARDOT, Raymond E., AMM 2/ c
RFD 1, Box 600, Torrington BARHAM, James U., BM 2/ c
223 Legion Ave., New Haven BARIL, Philip J., BM 2/ c
487 Colorado Ave., Bridgeport BARKAUSKAS, John E., S 1/ c
81 Draher Ave., Waterbury BE ALL, Clarence Q., MM 3/ c
421 Main St., Ansonia BEEMAN, Gunnar, CCM
123 Shuttle Meadow Ave., New Britain BEKSZIA, Joseph P., GM 3/ c
62 Sixth St., Bridgeport BENKO, Alexander J., S 1/ c
82 Patterson St., Bridgeport BERGSTROM, Thomas A., SF 3/ c
Walnut Hill Rd., Bethel BERK, John T., GM 2/ c
14 Glenwood St., Manchester BERNIER, Albert F., ARM 2/ c
15 Main St., Terryville BERNIER, Robert A., SC 2/ c
28 Maple St., Danielson BERTRAND, James F., S 1/ c
Center St., Stafford Springs BIALOWAS, Stanley J., S 1/ c
174 Central Ave., Norwich BIERKO, Bronisiaus F., AM MI 2/ c
186 Old Stratfield Rd., Bridgeport BISCHOFF, Joseph H., AMM 2/ c
195 Collins St., Hartford BISIGNANO, John A., MoMM 2/ c
56 Park St., Bristol BLAKESLEE, Robert H., EM 3/ c
51 Greenleaf Ave., Waterbury BLASKEWICZ, Bernard, GM 3/ c
9 Carley St., Shelton
BLUM, Francis E., SM 2/ c
307 Farmington Ave., Unionville BONETTI, Orlando P., MM 2/ c
25 Suburban Ave., Bridgeport BORYSZEWSKI, Frank J., S 2/ c
65 State St., Hamden BOWERS, Richard A., SF 1/ c
295 Commonwealth Ave., New Britain BRASSARD, Charles E., FC 2/ c
RFD 1, Putnam BRAYNE, Francis T., S 1/ c
114 Dwight St., New Britain BRIGANTI, Arthur M., ACMMH
140 Lexington Ave., New Haven BRUSTOLON, Samuel, Cox
30 Avery St., Mystic BRUZY, Edward A., S 1/ c
20 Wood St., Meriden BUCCI, Anthony, RM 1/ c
67 Alexander St., Greenwich BUGG, Leo, Jr., F 1/ c
Snow Lane, Clinton BURBLIS, John G., S 1/ c
177 Hodge Ave., Ansonia BUSHEY, Francis W., GM 1/ c
Box 14, Oneco BUXTON, Thomas F., BM 2/ c
127 Worthington Ridge, Berlin BYRON, William D., AEM 3/ c
255 Seaside Ave., Stamford CAIAZZA, Alessandro M., MM 1/ c
Woodford Ave. Ext., Plainville CALLAHAN, Raymond E., SF 2/ c
1060 Capitol Ave., Hartford CAMMARANO, Nunziando A., S 1/ c
113 Shultas Place, Hartford CAMPAGNA, Salvatore P., AMM 2/ c
43 College St., Middletown CAMPOMINOSI, Francis J., S 1/ c
28 Church St., Windsor Locks CAPPELLACCI, Americo A., F 1/ c
7 Seventh St., Derby CAPRILOZZI, Joseph E., SSML 3/ c
125 Baltic St., Norwich CARAPELLE, George A., BM 2/ c
4 Tower PL, Danbury CARLSON, Irving C, SoM 2/ c
69 Williams St., Bristol CARLSON, Russell A., EM 2/ c
Kelsey St., RFD., Middletown CASEY, James J., HA 1/ c
90 Richard St., West Hartford CASSARINO, John F., BM 2/ c
443 Albany Ave., Hartford CATENO, William J., GM 3/ c
481 South Main St., Torrington CATUCCI, Joseph J., PhM 3/ c
82 Sherman St., Bristol CHAGNON, Marcel, SF 2/ c
41 Prospect St., Waterbury CHANCE, James A., WT 2/ c
44 Norwich St., Hartford CHAPIN, Clifford I., S 1/ c
611 Howard Ave., New Haven CHASE, Ernest D., CM
120 Terry PL, Bridgeport CHEKAS, Ernest, Cox
6 Earl St., Bristol CHENETTE, Raymond C, CM 2/ c
18 Barber St., Putnam CHIAPPETTA, Louis P., QM 2/ c
155 New Spruce St., Stamford CHINIGO, Frank J., MM 2/ c
68 Roosevelt Ave., Norwich CHMIELEWSKI, Frank S., S 1/ c
33 Greenlawn Rd., Fairfield CIANCIOLO, Fabiano, S 1/ c
171 Torrington Heights Rd., Torrington CIARLO, Peter J., S 2/ c
66 West St., New Haven CICHON, John W., S 1/ c
Derby Rd., Rockfall CISCO, Frederick O., CM 2/ c
29 Spring St., Torrington CIVITELLO, Andrew P., CCM
636 Orchard St., New Haven CLARK, Byron M„ MMS 2/ c
2 Hills Ave., East Hampton CLARK, Ralph I., Jr., RdM 2/ c
73 Central Ave., Hamden CLOUTIER, Joseph M., SC 3/ c
9 1/ 2 Westport Ave., Nor walk COE, Victor M., Jr., AOMT 3/ c
Railroad St., Canaan COFFEY, Robert H., PhM 1/ c
129 Hoffman St., Torrington COLE, Edwin R., F 2/ c
RFD 2, Rockville COLELLA, Guy A., ART 1/ c
Waterbury COLELLA, Joseph P., S 1/ c
364 South St., Bristol CONLON, Francis X., QM 3/ c
83 Division St., New Haven CONNELLY, James P., CM 1/ c
Westbrook CONNOLE, Vincent L., MM 1/ c
55 Rockwell St., Winsted CONNOLLY, Joseph L., RT 3/ c
153 Bassett St., New Haven CONWAY, Joseph M., SC 3/ c
262 Park Ter., Hartford COOKSON, Edwin P., SM 2/ c
481 Broad St., Meriden COX, Manning O., RM 2/ c
707 Laurel Ave., Bridgeport CRANDALL, Edwin C, PhM 1/ c
282 Arch St., New Britain CRANE, Alfred C, PhM 3/ c
184 Larrabee St., East Hartford CRAVINHO, Ernest P., SoM 1/ c
12 School St., Stonington CRONAN, James H., MoMM 1/ c
59 Olive St., New Haven CROSBY, Voyle H., MoMM 3/ c
11 Welcome PL, Manchester CROTTY, Gerald M., CM 3/ c
241 1/ 2 Sigourney St., Hartford CUBANSKI, John S., S 1/ c
48 Starr St., Norwich CUFF, William S., GM 2/ c
Pine Rock Park, Shelton CULLEN, James T., SAI 2/ c
178 Gregory St., Bridgeport CULVER, Gerald A., BM 2/ c
50 Exchange St., New Haven CUTTING, Charles C, ART 2/ c
827 Whitney Ave., New Haven CZERNICKI, Edward F., M 1/ c
59 Sherbrooke Ave., Hartford CZYZ, Louis M., CM 2/ c
901 Broad St., Hartford D'ADDIO, Henry, MoMM 3/ c
48 Church St., Naugatuck DALLAS, Matthew, B 1/ c
Shepard Rd., Danbury D'AMATO, Nicholas D., EM 2/ c
27 Center St., Torrington
DAME, Prudent W., S 2/ c
906 Park St., Hartford DAMMILLER, Raymond A., F 1/ c
46 Princeton St., Elmwood DARCY, Francis J., Sp( Q)( RP) 2/ c
220 Atwater St., New Haven DA VIES, Thomas W., S 1/ c ( QM)
Main St., Sterling DAY, Edward J., QM 2/ c
196 Lexington Ave., New Haven. DeBAISE, Michael J., SF 2/ c
RFD, North Colony Rd., Wallingford DeCORLETO, Frank J., EM 2/ c
913 Wethersfield Ave., Hartford DELANE, Edward T., S 1/ c
340 Brightwood Ave., Torrington DEMPSEY, John J., SK 1/ c
7 Meadow St., Ansonia DeSTEFANO, Salvatore P., S 1/ c
11 Edgar St., New Haven DeTULIO, Andrew, S 1/ c
46 Warren St., New Haven DEVEAUX, Richard, Cox
208 Beasley St., Bridgeport DiVIRGILIO, Domenic D., S 1/ c
498 Baldwin St., Waterbury DOANE, John W., Jr., RM 3/ c
Pond Meadow Rd., Westbrook DOMBROSKI, Frank, S 1/ c
164 Grove St., New Britain DONAT, Felix A., S 1/ c
RFD 9, Norwich DONNELLY, James J., GM 3/ c
57 Hine St., West Haven DONOHUE, William E., RM 3/ c
192 Talman St., Norwich DOOMEY, William J., AMM 2/ c
303 Circular Ave., Waterbury DOWLING, John H., EM 2/ c
242 Ashley St., Hartford DOWLING, Thomas, Cox
3 Bradley St., Naugatuck DOWNIE, Arthur E., AOM 1/ c
34 Lower Blvd., New London DUBIEL, Michael A., SF 2/ c
95 Brookfield Dr., East Hartford DUCHESNE, Jean M., S 1/ c
North Grosvenordale DUFRESNE, Eugene H., MoMM 1/ c
39 Shetucket St., Taftville DUREN, Harry E., S 1/ c
1183 North Main St., Waterbury DURICA, Joseph J., Jr., MoMM 3/ c
Bldg. 19- G- 44, Y. M. V., Bridgeport DURNER, Arthur D., PhM 2/ c
40 Baker Ave., Westport DUSZAK, Frank S., S 1/ c
108 Aim St., Meriden DYKEMAN, Charles H., ARM 3/ c
234 Beach St., c/ o H. B. Dykeman, West Haven DZURA, Joseph, EM 1/ c
168 Oak St., Manchester EBERLE, Arthur A., Jr., SSML 3/ c
213 Edge wood Ave., New Haven ECKERT, William R., RM 1/ c
313 Seaview Ave., Bridgeport EDWARDS, John, S 1/ c
37 Hart Ter., New Britain ELLSWORTH, Walter H., CEM
RFD 2, Hampton ENO, Kenneth L., S 1/ c
42 Cedar St., New Haven ERDOS, Paul J., MoMM 3/ c
173 Mt. Pleasant St., Meriden EVERS, Edwin J., MN 2/ c
606 Park St., Bridgeport EVON, William J., SK 2/ c
100 Bennett Ave., Waterbury EVONCIW, Edward, AOM 2/ c
166 Fairmont Ave., New Haven FACEY, Robert E., F 1/ c
52 Wilson St., New Britain FAHAN, Thomas E., Cox
116 Woodward Ave., Norwalk FAIRCHILD, Hanford B., S 1/ c
40 Westville Ave., Danbury FAUCETT, John W., Cox
53 Fairfield Ave., Stamford FELENCHAK, Edward, CMM
67 Hubbell Ave., Ansonia FENYES, Tibor L., CM 1/ c
Box 143, Trumbull Rd., Bridgeport FINEGAN, Christopher T., AMMF 3/ c
102 Burnham St., Hartford FITZGERALD, James W., SK 1/ c
90 Hazelwood Ave., Bridgeport FLEMING, Kenneth, CM 2/ c
34 Division St., New London FLORYANSKI, Benjamin J., S 1/ c
54 Clarence St., Bridgeport FOGGIA, Ricardo, S 1/ c
3 Piatt St., Ansonia FORTUNA, Ralph A., S 1/ c
Bridgeport FOSA, Raymond F., CMoMM
61 Madison St., Hartford FRANKLIN, Bernard, SF 3/ c
97 Wadsworth St., Hartford FRENCH, Wellington D., PhM 3/ c
237 Grandview Ave., Waterbury FRENETT, L. Joseph, S 1/ c
Box 533, Moosup FRISKETTI, Angelo P., SC 2/ c
729 Grand Ave., New Haven GALVIN, Walter F., EM 2/ c
78 Chestnut Ave., Waterbury GAMELIN, Donat N., CBM
Main St., North Grosvenordale GANSECKI, Benjamin A., RT 3/ c
383 Center St., Meriden GARAFANO, Edward T., RM 3/ c
901 Bank St., Waterbury GARMS, Karl W., AMM 2/ c
Frederick St., Oakville GARSTKA, Marion P., CSF
Box 242, Jewett City GARVEY, John P., GM 3/ c
69 John St., Hartford GECI, Andrew J., CEM
32 Beaumont St., East Hartford GEDRIM, Steve W., BM 1/ c
205 Lloyd St., New Haven GEORGE, Edward J., FC 2/ c
Guilford
GERARDI, Aniello A., FCO 2/ c
306 York St., West Haven GERNER, Francis G., AMM 3/ c
30 Housatonic Dr., Devon GERRITY, Lawrence P., BM 2/ c
3 Elm St., Milford GESNER, Lewis G., SM 3/ c
Garnet Rd., East River, Madison GILBERT, Charles B., Ill, AMM 1/ c
270 Washington St., Norwich GINGRAS, Gerard L., SSMB 2/ c
Montville GIORDANO, James, S 1/ c
9 Mayo St., Willimantic GLAVIANO, Salvatore, AMMH 1/ c
Box 87, East Center St., Wallingford GODBOUT, Lawrence, S 1/ c
284 Whitney Ave., Bridgeport GONSALVES, Manuel P., ML 2/ c
21 Carroll Ct., New London GOOD, Robert W., RMi2/ c
112 High St., Torrington
GOODFRIEND, Joseph J., AMM 3/ c
16 Waverly Pl., Stamford GORANSON, Donald G., AETM 2/ c
188 Whiting Lane, West Hartford GORMAN, Daniel T., MoMM 1/ c
142 Putnam St., New Haven GRACE, Martin F., RM 1/ c
Autumn St., Norwalk GREEN, Donald C, S 1/ c
133 Hanover St., Meriden GREENIER, Peter J., GM 3/ c
205 West Washington St., Forestville GRELLA, John, SF 3/ c
126 Congress Ave., Waterbury GRIFFIN, Charles W., BM 2/ c
265 Bruce Ave., Stratford GRIFFIN, James D., Jr., S 1/ c
32 Bishop Rd., West Hartford GUERRERA, Daniel, F 1/ c
102 Wolcott St., Waterbury HADDAD, Ameen L., PhM 1/ c
110 Baldwin St., Waterbury HANNON, John E., S 1/ c
53 French St., Seymour HANSON, Harry L., S 1/ c
174 Francis St., New Britain HARRICK, Richard A., Cox
4 Isaac St., Norwalk HARRIGAN, George J., CM 2/ c
310 Bond St., Bridgeport HARRIS, William H., AMM 2/ c
31 First Ave., West Haven HARRISON, Clifford L., AMM 1/ c
Apt. 54, 1575 North Ave., Bridgeport HART, Robert W., M 1/ c
33 Nassau Circle, East Hartford HARTMANN, Harold W., FC 2/ c
329 Savin Ave., West Haven HARTOG, Ferdinand, Jr., S 1/ c
17 Thames Ave., Norwalk HARVEY, William K., HA 1/ c
759 Connecticut Ave., Bridgeport HASTIE, John P., GM 2/ c
411 Poplar St., Bridgeport HATHAWAY, Lorenzo E., Cox
106 Summitt St., Norwich HAUSER, George, TM 1/ c
347 Weber Ave.. Bridgeport HAWLEY, Robert D., F 1/ c
29 Taylor St., Stamford HEINZ, Emil F., CSF
10 Whitlock St., Danbury HELWIG, Bernard, Jr., MM 2/ c
c/ o Mrs. Schappals, RFD 4, Box 161, Danbury HEMSTREET, Glenn G., CM 1/ c
224 Water St., Naugatuck HENDERSON, Walter A., RM 3/ c
70 Victoria Lawn, Stratford HEPP, Richard N., GM 3/ c
41 Rocky Hill Ave., Newr Britain HILL, Howard H., MaM 1/ c
295 Noble St., West Haven HILLER, Russell J., S 1/ c
279 East Main St., Rockville HILTON, Lawrence D., SF 2/ c
3 Vincent Ave., New Britain HODORSKI, Joseph B., S 1/ c
92 Spear St., Torrington HOLMES, Leonard C, EM 3/ c
202 Nichols Ave., Stratford HOLST, Carroll H., S 1/ c
144 Olive St., Bridgeport HOLYST, Michael W., RM 3/ c
136 Butler St., New Haven HORGAN, Anthony J., S 1/ c
Christain Hill Rd., Cromwell HOSSOFSKY, Paul, S 1/ c
467 East Ave., Bridgeport HOYT, Edmund F., BM 2/ c
219 Adams St., Bridgeport HOYT, Elmer A., S 1/ c
305 Putnam St., Bridgeport HUDAK, John J., GM 3/ c
355 Capitol Ave., Hartford HULLEY, Frederick, AEM 1/ c
42 Holbrook St., Ansonia HUNTINGTON, Harry E., AMM 1/ c
37 Rector St., East Hartford IGNATOWICZ, Thaddews X., MM 3/ c
212 Hamilton St., Hartford INGRAHAM, Francis, AOM 2/ c
92 Prospect St., Danielson IZZO, Louis F., SSML 3/ c
122 Mill River St., New Haven JAMES, Edward R., S 1/ c
36 Kossuth St., Bridgeport JAMROGOWICZ, Frank W., S 1/ c
34 School St., Hazardville JASKO, Albert J., MM 3/ c
10 Carpathian Ct., Bridgeport JENNINGS, Philip S., QM 2/ c
Crescent Rd., Westport JENSEN, Clarence T. H., S 1/ c
Higganum JESKI, Stephen J., RM 2/ c
62 Pleasant St., Manchester JESSUP, Ralph R., SF 1/ c
48 Field St., Glenbrook JOHANSON, Herbert T., RdM 3/ c
Box 256, Falls Ave., Oakville JOHNSON, Delbert O., SC 1/ c
18 State St., North Haven JOHNSON, Ernest A., S 1/ c
Crane Rd., Stamford JOHNSON, Fred E., CK 3/ c
92 Mill River St., Stamford JOHNSON, James C, Cox
374 Huntington Ave., Waterbury JOHNSON, Walter M., MoMM 3/ c'
94 Sachem St., Norwich JONES, Arthur K., FCO 2/ c
75 Churchill St., Fairfield JONES, Harold M., Cox
Clifton Ave., Ansonia JOYCE, Ralph, Jr., GM 3/ c
153 Tunxis Hill Rd., Bridgeport KALAGIAN, Michael, S 1/ c
Bldg. 19, Apt. 106, Y. M. V., Bridgeport KAILUKAITIS, Peter P., AOM 3/ c
995 Bank St., Waterbury KALINSKI, Bolas W., S 1/ c
Box 143, Glenville KALLAUGHER, Frank D., RdM 3/ c
60 East Harold St., Hartford KASICA, John C, CM 2/ c
83 1/ 2 Factory St., Ansonia KAVANAUGH, Thomas S., GM 3/ c
32 Nash St., New Haven KAYESKI, Albert S., S 1/ c
415 South St., New Britain KEARNEY, William J., S 1/ c
95 Benham St., Torrington KELLOGG, Donald G., Y 1/ c
664 Main St., Torrington KENNESON, Albert J., GM 3/ c
2 Grove Ct., Waterbury KERN, Donald W., SF 1/ c
448 Main St., Norwalk KIRSCHE, Richard W., Jr., SoM 2/ c
54 Strongs Ave., Portland KOFFINKE, Paul R., F 1/ c
21 Outlook St., East Hartford KOSTIN, Miron S., Cox
77 Martin St., Hartford KOZYRA, Joe P., AOM 2/ c
11 Curcombe St., Hartford
KRANMAS, William E., S 1/ c
581 Zion St., Hartford KRESGE, Walter M„ Y 3/ c
394 Park St., New Britain KRZEWSKI, Julian M., MoMM 2/ c
c/ o A. H. Benton, Maple Ridge Farm, Andover KUEHN, Robert G., AMM 3/ c
50 Garfield Ave., Bridgeport KULIS, Benny W., MM 3/ c
59 Fairfield PL, Fairfield KURISKO, Paul P., MoMM 3/ c
536 Bruce Ave., Stratford KWASNIK, Henry C, SC 1/ c
1008 Dixwell Ave., New Haven LaBONE, Jesse J., AM 1/ c
Walden Ave., New London LACHOWECKI, Walter W., TM 1/ c
Box 23, Moosup LACROIX, George, S 1/ c
1902 East Main St., Waterbury LaFOUNTAIN, Raymond O., BM 2/ c
Box 154, RFD, Avon LaGANGA, Arthur R., S 1/ c
478 Park Ave., Torrington LAHEY, William G., Jr., MM 2/ c
Turnpike Rd., RFD 2, Wallingford LANDRY, Rene P., MoMM 2/ c
136 Flatbush Ave., Hartford LAPOSKA, Edward R., EM 1/ c
1021 Howard Ave., Bridgeport LaROSA, Salvatore F., AM 3/ c
224 Benefit St., Waterbury LARSON, Howard W., EM 1/ c
139 Starr St., New Haven LAUGHLIN, John J., EM 2/ c
21 Willow Brook Ave., Stamford LAURETANO, Anthony R., Cox
25 Park St., Thomaston LENDRUM, John F., BM 2/ c
293 Grovers Ave., Bridgeport LENGYEL, Zoltan, S 1/ c
499 Spruce St., Bridgeport LENTINI, Charles J., S 1/ c
63 Court St., Middletown LETO, James, S 1/ c
55 Bond St., Hartford LITZ, Daniel J., MM 3/ c
45 Vine St., Waterbury LOBDELL, Donald C, RM 2/ c
55 Granville St., Fairfield LOEFFEL, Arthur F., Cox
274 Park St., West Haven LOMBARDI, Nicholas J., AOM 2/ c
47 Pleasant St., Danbury LONG, Francis, MM 1/ c
633 Main St., Gildersleeve LOUGHLIN, James H., CM 2/ c
189 Fairlawn Ave., Waterbury LUCAS, Edward M., F 1/ c
3 Windermere Ave., Rockville LUCAS, John M., CM 3/ c
126 Clinton St., New Britain LUPPERT, Valentine L., Jr., SC 2/ c
54 Otrobando Ave., Norwichtown MacCALLA, Alfred H., MM 1/ c
896 Stratford Ave., Bridgeport MADUBIEL, Michael A., SF 2/ c
East Hartford MAGNON, Oscar, MM 2/ c
16 Putnam Hts., Hartford MAHANEY, George F., AMM 2/ c
RFD 6, Oswego MAHONEY, John D., S 1/ c
Main St., Long Hill MAIN, Walter D., MoMM 2/ c
80 Water St., Stonington MALLOY, Francis J., SC 3/ c
752 Hope St., Springdale MALONEY, Edward J., PhM 3/ c
Bldg. 19, Y. M. V., Bridgeport MANSFIELD, Kenneth W., M 2/ c
1194 East Main St., Bridgeport MANWARE, William A., SC 1/ c
821 South Main St., Plantsville MARANO, Daniel M., F 1/ c
167 Nichols Dr., Waterbury MARCHETTI, Frank I., MM 3/ c
348 Bunnell St., Bridgeport MARI, John J., EM 3/ c
52 St. Mary St., Hamden MARSAN, Lorenzo J., QM 3/ c
53 Main St., Norwalk MARSILLIO, Bennie J., S 1/ c
45 Jackson Ave., Bridgeport MARSTON, George A., MM 2/ c
4 Peck Ave., West Haven MATYEZEWSKI, Walter W., M 1/ c
55 Hallett St., Bridgeport MAYERNICK, Steve J., F 1/ c
72 Bell St., Bridgeport MCCARTHY, James M., S 1/ c
2209 Main St., Bridgeport MCCARTHY, John A., TM 2/ c
11 Englewood Ave., Waterbury McELVERY, Arthur W., AEM 1/ c
5 West End Ave., Old Greenwich McGINTY, Francis X., S 1/ c
23 Harding Ave., Cos Cob McGRANE, Kevin C, S 1/ c
81 Rock St., Winsted McKENNA, William L., AMM 3/ c
RFD 2, Newton St., Norwich McLAUGHLIN, Roger W., BM 2/ C
Norfolk Rd., RFD 1, Torrington McLEOD, Arthur J., EM 3/ c
433 Housatonic Dr., Devon MEAGHER, Patrick D., GM 3/ c
358 Prospect Ave., Hartford MERCIER, Joseph F., TM 2/ c
58 Kent St., Hartford MESSIER, Rolland L., S 1/ c
103 Spruce St., Manchester MILBRANDT, Leonard A., MM 3/ c
774 Broad St., Meriden MILLER, Paul J., MM 2/ c
Box 97, 18 Philo St., Stratford MILLER, Robert E., ARM 2/ c
Sherman Hts., RFD 1, Middlebury MITCHELL, Frank, Jr., GM 3/ c
527 Main St., Rocky Hill MLYNARSKI, Henry S., F 1/ c
20 Convoy Dr., New Britain MOLCHAN, Peter, SK( T) 1/ c
291 High St., New Britain MONGILLO, Peter E., RdM 3/ c
15 Miller St., New Haven MONTOGUE, William, WT 3/ c
250 Washington Ave., Bridgeport MORAN, Harold E., S 1/ c
Box 83, 165 Boydon St., Waterville MORONITI, Vincent C, SC 3/ c
495 East St., New Haven MOSHIER, Arthur C, F 1/ c
176 Lincoln Ave., New London MULLER, Henry J., MM 3/ c
High Ridge Rd., Stamford MURPHY, William J., PhM 1/ c
290 E. Bruce Park Ave., Greenwich MURTHA, John R., GM 3/ c
27 Pratte Ave., Taftville NAGLE, Matthew C, S 1/ c
High St., Canaan NEILAN, James F., CCM
29 Williams St., New London NERI, Joseph E., S 1/ c
123 Trumbull Ave., Plainville
NESBITT, William T., StM| l/ c
808 North Main St., Waterbury NOMELLI, John A., SM 3/ c
62 Wadhams Ave., Torrington NORTHROP, Loren F., PhM 2/ c
Cross Highway, Westport NOVAK, Walter S., MM 2/ c
579 East St., New Haven O'BRIEN, John H., PhM 2/ c
89 Garfield Ave., Bridgeport O'BRIEN, Thomas J., BM 2/ c
38 River St., Stamford OLDAKOWSKI, George J., S 2/ c
99 Galpin St., Naugatuck OLENKIEWICZ, John W., GM 2/ c
56 Hunters Ave., Taftville OLESAK, Paul J., AMM 2/ c
49 Carlton St., New Britain OLIVA, Victor B., MoMM 3/ c
106 West St., Danbury OLKO, Frederick J., MM 2/ c
27 Asnuntuck St., Thompsonville O'LOUGHLIN, Clifford L., MoMM 2/ c
60 Brewster St., Waterbury O'MALLEY, John R., EM 1/ c
105 Grandview Ter., Hartford ONORATO, Frank M., S 1/ c
98 Taft Ave., Bridgeport ORNSTEIN, Aaron P., SoM 3/ c
86 Union St., Bristol OSIPOW, William, MoMM 3/ c
30 Williston St., Bridgeport PALMER, William J., AOM 2/ c
23 Hawthorne St., Hartford PAPPAS, Andrew J., S 1/ c
50 Washington St., Norwich PAPSIN, Charles E., SM 3/ c
725 Judson PL, Stratford PARKS, Harold, HA 1/ c
16 Orchard St., Ansonia PASTERNAK, Jack, AEM 1/ c
58 Cooke St., Waterbury PEAT, Stephen J., HA 1/ c
7 Burbank St., South Norwalk PECK, Morton T., SC 1/ c
61 Walnut St., New Haven PECORARO, Vincent M., SM 2/ c
189 Poplar St., New Haven PELUSO, Philip P., SF 1/ c
46 Broadway Ave., Bridgeport PENGUE, Orten L., QM 3/ c
181 Housatonic Ave., Stratford PEREZ, Joseph, EM 2/ c
112 Lafayette St., New Britain PERINE, Walter E., Sp( X) 2/ c
31 Mather St., Manchester PESAVENTO, Albert A., MoMM 2/ c
33 Ash St., Bridgeport PESCE, Adolph S., Bkr 3/ c
273 Oak Ave., Torrington PETERSON, Carl E., S 1/ c
774 Main St., Torrington PETRUCCI, Edmund T., MM 3/ c( T)
24 Bassett St., New Haven PHELPS, John H., BM 2/ c
2 South Cliff St., Ansonia PIRRUCCIO, Louis P., Y 1/ c
152 Grand St., Middletown PLANINSEK, Cyril, MM 3/ c
62 Albanv Ave., Hartford PLUDE, Francis C, Cox
1387 Wood Ave., Bridgeport POCKL, William J., MM 3/ c
678 Summer St., Stamford POLAND, William T., MoMM 2/ c
7 Hadley St., Bridgeport POSLUSZNY, John F., MM 1/ c ( T)
153 Mt. Pleasant St., Derby POULIN, Edward J., SF 2/ c
3 Church St., Naugatuck PRESCOTT, Carl F., MM 2/ c
RFD 1, Willimantic PRESCOTT, Harold F., AOM 3/ c
15 Village St., East Hartford PUKAS, Joseph J., CM 2/ c
645 Main St., New London QUINTILIANO, Michael A., AMM 1/ c
39 Ashwell Ave., Rocky Hill QUIRK, Andrew A., Sp( F) 3/ c
Hartford
RADOMSKI, Henry A., AMM 2/ c
97 Grace St., Bridgeport RAMATOWSKI, Joseph B., EM 3/ c
16 Eagle St., Ansonia RAMOSKA, Edward, SF 2/ c
33 Hamilton St., Hartford RANDI, Edward, BM 2/ c
132 Hamilton St., New Haven RAUSO, Alexander, S 1/ c
40 Center St., Bridgeport REILLY, Thomas A., Y 1/ c
3 Lake PL, New Haven REMEIKA, Joseph P., RT 3/ c
178 Hungerford St., Hartford RENZONI, Leone E., MoMM 1/ c
302 Montauk Ave., New London RICHISKI, Louis F., PhM 3/ c
12 High St., East Port Chester RILEY, William J., SF 2/ c
156 Water St., Stonington RISSELL, Warren M., S 2/ c
197 West Main St., Milford RIZZO, Anthony, S 1/ c
50 Belden St., Hartford ROBERTS, William H., SK 1/ c
146 Cheshire St., Hartford ROCHE, James C.. SF 1/ c
5 Evergreen Ave., Hamden ROGERS, Philip M., SC 2/ c
127 Maple St., Norwich ROGOZINSKI, Joseph, S 1/ c
98 Chapel St., Thomaston ROMAN, Walter E., MoMM 3/ c
49 No. Pond St., Bristol ROMAN, Walter J., MMS 2/ c
1854 Broad St., Hartford ROMA NIELLO, Nicholas W., Jr., M 2/ c
42 Aberdeen Ter., Stamford ROTZKO, John, MM 2/ c
Power House Rd., Uncasville ROWE, John C, S 1/ c
341 Prospect St., East Hartford ROZANSKY, Benedict A., SC 1/ c
106 Poquonock Ave., Windsor RUTIGLIANO, Michael A., CM 2/ c
Forest St., RFD, Plainville RYLEY, Edward J., TM 3/ c
146 Ashcraft Rd., New London RYSKO, Edward C, CM 3/ c
87 Linden St., New Britain SADLOWSKI, Vincent J., ART 1/ c
169 Gale Ave., Meriden SAGLIANO, Michael S., MM 3/ c
390 Harlem Ave., Bridgeport SANTORE, Nicholas A., RM 2/ c
67 Meadow St., Ansonia SAMPECK, Raymond H., FC 1/ c
109 Poquonock Ave., Windsor SAPPI, Herman, Sr., MM 3/ c
7 E. Bellevue Sq., Hartford SARUBI, John P., QM 1/ c
314 Barbour St., Hartford SATALINO, Armond G., PhM 2/ c
408 East St., New Britain SAVCHIK, Alexander E., PhM 2/ c
44 Mill St., Meriden
SCANLON, Robert W., GM 3/ c
45 Clifford St., Hartford SCANLON, Thomas F., CM 1/ c
74 Nilan St., Hartford SCARAMUZZA, Joseph, S 2/ c
23 Third St., Hamden SCHULTZ, Andrew J., MoMM 3/ c
127 Albany Ave., Hartford SCREEN, Ernest R., SK 2/ c
217 Garden St., Hartford SCUSSEL, Mario A., GM 2/ c
West Main St., Stafford Springs SECORA, Tyler J., SF 2/ c
92 School St., New London SENURKOWSKI, Charles, RM 1/ c
19 Sylvester St., Norwich SERFILIPPO, John F., GM 3/ c
103 Sedgwick Ave., Stratford SEVERINI, Harry R., RM 2/ c
32 Summit Ave., New London SHANNON, William E., CBM
130 Albany Ave., Hartford SHARPE, Joseph T., EM 2/ c
195 Field Point Rd., Greenwich SHAWAH, Henry J., TM 1/ c
701 Broad St., Bridgeport SHUMWAY, Robert C, ARM 1/ c
521 Woodtick Rd., Waterbury SIEBER, William L., MoMM 2/ c
58 Suffolk Dr., East Hartford SIERZPUTOWSKI, Joseph P., MM 3/ c
280 Shelton Ave., New Haven SIGMUND, George C, EM 3/ c
9 Cherry St., New Canaan SINKEVICH, Bernard E., MoMM 2/ c
381 Gregory St., Bridgeport SIVO, Walter, QM 1/ c
Georgetown SLATER, Milton, Jr., GM 3/ c
895 Bank St., New London SLISZ, Kazimer F., S 1/ c
North Rd., Cromwell SMITH, Andrew J., CM 1/ c
229 Newfield Rd., Torrington SMITH, Charles E., Jr., Cox
Old Windham Rd., Willimantic SMITH, Charles J., SC 2/ c
302 Washington Village, South Norwalk SMITH, Maurice C, S 2/ c
234 North Main St., Waterbury SMITH, Stanley G., QM 3/ c
Apt. 203, 35 Owen St., Hartford SMITH, William E., S 1/ c
3822 Main St., Bridgeport SOBON, George T., CM 3/ c
365 Stillman St., Bridgeport SOK, William J., S 1/ c
235 Highland Ave., Torrington SOSINSKI, Joseph, Cox
230 West Washington St., Hartford SPADER, George B., SF 1/ c
RFD 1, Mystic SPEAREN, Donald E., MoMM 2/ c
153 Jubilee St., New Britain SPECK, John F., SC 3/ c
505 Park Ave., Torrington SPENCER, Robert L., SM 1/ c
c/ o Mrs. Liscord, 11 Ridgewood Rd., Windsor STANDISH, Joseph, S 1/ c
224 Old Turnpike Rd., Southington STEELE, Joseph W., MoMM 2/ c
208 Alsace St., Bridgeport STEFANSKI, Stephen M., MoMM 1/ c
15 Fourth St., New London STEVENSON, Edward W., AM 2/ c
30 Jetland PL, Bridgeport STONE, Frank E., Ml 2/ c
317 Marion St., Bridgeport SUCHY, Henry R., S 1/ c
325 N. Bishop Ave., Bridgeport SWAIN, Victor C, SM 3/ c
96 Minor Ave., Stratford SWAN, Earl J., Jr., RM 3/ c
536 Whalley Ave., New Haven SWANSON, Carl W., CEM
34 Bradley PL, Stamford SWEET, William H., AM 2/ c
121 Jackson Ave., Stratford SZEWCZYK, Tony P., S 1/ c
23 Mt. Pleasant St., Derby TEACH, Samuel, CM 1/ c
242 Woodtick Rd., Waterbury TERASE, Jack J., CM 3/ c
13 Nelson St., Hartford TERWILLIGER, Elting, S 1/ c
74 Woodland St., New Britain TESEI, Americo L., BM 2/ c
148 Central Ave., Bridgeport TESTER, Edward J., EM 2/ c
107 Church St., Wallingford THAXTER, James B., SM 2/ c
73 Durant St., Middletown THIVIERGE, Francis P., S 1/ c
56 Mathewson St., Jewett City THOMAS, Gerald E., SF 1/ c
67 Reynolds St. Ext., Norwich THORNTON, Wesley E., GM 2/ c
36 Belmont Ave., Bridgeport TIERNEY, Francis X., AMM 2/ c
62 Kenyon St., Hartford TOMASOVITCH, Andrew A., S 1/ c
43 First St., East Norwalk TOTH, Gordon J., M 3/ c
175 Ellsworth St., Bridgeport TRENN, Arnold L., RT 1/ c
54 Highland Ave., Windsor URBANOWICZ, Joseph M., HA 1/ c
143 Orchard St., Bridgeport URSO, Vito M., F 1/ c
24 Monroe St., South Norwalk VELTURO, Salvatore D., GM 3/ c
21 Mt. Pleasant St., Derby VITALE, Michael F., M 1/ c
104 Cedar St., New Haven WAITE, Kenneth T., F 1/ c
29 Lorenzo St., Norwich WALSH, Redmond W., Cox
76 Third St., New Haven WARD, Walter E., S 1/ c ( SAD)
116 Pearl St., Thompsonville WARDLOW, Robert H., F 1/ c ( MoMM)
23 Wells St., Groton WASICKI, Eugene S., SC 2/ c
42 Cedar St., Stamford WASILEWSKI, Anthony, GM 1/ c
36 Geneva Ave., Wallingford WEINER, Edward, EM 1/ c
256 Cedar St., New Haven WEISS, Harry M., Cox
124 Dwight St., New Britain WENDOLOWSKI, Alfonse V., ARM 3/ c
195 Edna Ave., Bridgeport WERBESKY, William J., SM 3/ c
33 Noble St., Stamford WIEBER, George J., S 2/ c
141 Nelton St., Hartford WILENSKI, Teddy C, MoMM 2/ c
West Haven WILKES, Lawrence A., MM 1/ c
11 Grandview Ave., Bridgeport WILLARD, Lester J., S 1/ c
153 Oak St., Hartford WILLIAMS, Vince N., Bkr 1/ c
106 East Main St., Bridgeport WILLIS, Howard A., MM 3/ c
17 Starr Ave., Danbury
WILSON, Bernard G., SC 3/ c 147 Fifth St., Bridgeport
WILSON, Wilbur R., Cox
156 Poplar St., New Haven
WINTER, Robert T., MMR 2/ c
46 Tunxis Ave., Bloomfield WISHNAFSKI, Stanley P., TM 3/ c
306 Greenwich Ave., New Haven WIXTED, Edwin A., AM MP 2/ c
014 South St., Danbury WOLAK, Frank G., GM 2/ c
East St., c/ o Butkus, Suffield WOODWARD, Paul E., GM 2/ c
463 West Main St., New Britain WORDEN, Dwight G., AMM 2/ c
14 Mott Ave., Norwalk WRONSKI, Frank C, Ptr 2/ c
290 Exchange St., New Haven XINIS, Jerry, CCS
45 Princeton St., Bridgeport YASKEVICH, Michael, MoMM 1/ c
63 Bullard Ct., Stratford YIAGHER, William A., SKV 1/ c
383 Hillside Ave., Hartford YORK, Frank W., SF 2/ c
Old Lyme YORK, Frederick H., Jr., AMM 1/ c
15 Lancaster Rd., West Hartford ZAMUKA, Andrew W., S 1/ c
351 Broad St., Hartford ZELZ, Francis J., GM 2/ c
47 Grant Ave., Stafford Springs ZEGARSKI, John, S 1/ c
497 Maple St., Bridgeport ZENORINI, Guy L., EM 2/ c
87 Ash St., Bridgeport ZIELINSKI, Carl B., MM 1/ c
587 Capitol Ave., Bridgeport ZMITRUK, Stanley T., Jr., GM 3/ c
52 Farmington Ave., New Britain ZURAW, Nicholas, RdM 1/ c
263 Division St., Ansonia
CONNECTICUT VETERANS COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET
Vol. VI Dec. 17, 1945 No. 15
CARLETON B. CLYMA, Editor
This booklet is published by the State of Connecticut, through the Office of the Governor, as an addition to the souvenirs and memorabilia of the Connecticut men who served in the United States Navy during World War II.
Reproduction of the material in this booklet is permissible only with written authorization.
The personal experience stories were reported by William M. Roth and Raymond J. Fitzpatrick. The cover illustration of " Main Street" on Attu Island in the Aleutians and the ship pictures are from official U. S. Navy photographs.

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CONNECTICUT MEN
of the United States Navy
Demobilization, Lido Beach Separation Center
December 14 to 17, 1945 STATE OF CONNECTICUT
EXECUTIVE CHAMBERS HARTFORD
RAYMOND E. BALDWIN
GOVERNOR
To Connecticut Naval Veterans of World War II:
Connecticut has a great seafaring tradition. In every war her men have fought gallantly for freedom. In days of peace her sons have officered and manned ships that have carried our American commerce everywhere in the world. Connecticut people are proud of that tradition.
In this greatest of all wars just ended you, as a son of Connecticut, have courageously and faithfully maintained that tradition. Indeed, you have raised it to new glorious heights. You have added to that enduring list, started when Midshipman Nathaniel Fanning of Stonington took part in the historic encoun­ter
of John Paul Jones' Bon Homme Richard and HMS Serapis in 1779, immortal names - Macassar Straits, Java, Guadalcanal, Savo Island, Coral Sea, Santa Cruz, Midway and Lunga Point.
To the lot of some of you fell the burden of the train­ing
and supply services at home and in ports, great and obscure, the world over. In fact, there are now new ports for the air arm and for the fleet, some of which will endure as monuments to that new arm of the Navy, the Seabees.
Your fellow citizens in Connecticut are proud of your
service.
Yours very s i n c e r e l y,
Governor
HERE ARE THEIR STORIES
War correspondents of World War II frequently embellished and often overwrote the action stories of modest sailors. The aggregate result pleased editors, made headlines, and, on occasion, embarrassed the sailors. In retaliation, the correspondents and their victims were labelled, in characteristic service language, " Joe Blow". Actually, the " Joe Blows" were few and far between in this war. The purpose of these stories is to record without embellishment, the mood, the impressions, the exciting events, of the worst and best of the great days, before time blurs memories with resulting confusion as to events, dates and places. These are Navy men's stories, here recorded as near verbatim as possible in their own words— The Editor.
Aleksejczyk, Walter W., F 1/ c, Am­munition
Ship Akutan, Hartford.
" I spent nine months aboard the Aku­tan
and my job was to take care of the evaporation system aboard her. We served the Third Fleet with munitions and went within 50 miles of Tokyo with her. We also served at Leyte and Okinawa. We never hit any real tough spots although the suspense was always there."
Baker, Michael C, SK 3/ c, Repair Ship Oceanus, Bridgeport.
" I'll never forget the time we were at Palu. We had many air attacks at night but they couldn't see us for we were always under a smoke screen, but neither could we see them as the nights were dark and the moon was very small. There was a ship tied up alongside of us that was hit in her ammunition room but the fire control men put the fire out before any serious damage was done. It had us scared though for if the munitions went up we would have gone up with them."
Baril, Philip J., BM 2/ c, Destroyer Taylor, Bridgeport.
" The major sea battle at Guadalcanal was where I saw the most action. The Nips were trying to take a foothold on the island again and came in with every sort of ship imaginable. We intercepted them and sank quite a few of their ships as well as all their landing barges. They put up a fight, sending their planes over us at regular intervals and sinking about 32 of our ships. We foiled their plans, sunk their ships and brought down their
planes — which boosted our morale to a high level."
Bernier, Robert A., SC 2/ c, 1050th Seabees, Danielson.
" When my outfit left California there was much speculation as to where we were heading as we could not be told our destination beforehand. Scuttlebutt had it we were heading for almost every place in the Pacific and some of the optimists had it we were going around the Panama Canal and into the Atlantic, but we wound up at the Admiralty Islands, probably the last place most of us expected to get to. We repaired the ships, took care of all the heavy equipment and did minor repairs around the island; but my job was the galley for I am a cook. I did the cooking for about 600 men a day and can't kick much for some of the men had tough jobs to do."
Campaga, Salvatore P., AMM 1/ c, Carrier Hancock, Middletown.
" I went aboard the Hancock when she was commissioned in May of ' 44 and ac­cording
to the records I sailed 127,859 miles on her. We made major strikes against Formosa, the Philippines, French Indo China, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Wake Island and Tokyo. Okinawa was our worst for it was a 52- day campaign and we suffered a Kamikaze attack there on April 7th and had to go back to Pearl Harbor for repairs. On September 10th it was a dream come true for I went on liberty in Tokyo. Everything was in shambles but I felt quite at home there
3 for I am very short and the people seemed much shorter. Tokyo was the first place we visited where we could see the de­struction
our planes had done."
Chinigo, Frank J., MM 2/ c, Attack Transport Colbert, Norwich.
" I had my biggest thrill more than a month after the Japs had decided to sur­render.
We were on our way to Okinawa with a shipload of former American prisoners of war from Mukden when we hit a mine. In the engine room where I worked there was a hole 20 feet high and 30 feet wide. We were lucky enough to get towed into Okinawa, but the explosion had killed four men and wounded others. What made us feel especially bad was the fact that a lot of the passengers we were carrying had been captured at Bataan and some of them had been in the Death March."
Clark, Byron M., MMS 2/ c, loth Seabees, East Hampton.
" We were warned a typhoon was about to strike our base; at Okinawa and took whatever precautions we could to make things fast. I spent about two hours making our tent fast and I think the fact that it stood up while most of the others went down proved that if more precau­tions
had been taken less loss would have resulted. Just after the blow passed over five Japs were shot trying to sneak into an Army hospital across the road. One of them was a doctor who had a number of hypo's in his pocket. The conclusion was that he was trying to steal some fluid to treat wounded Nips somewhere but a search for the wounded men proved fruitless."
Colella, Guy A., ART 1/ c, Patrol Bombing Squadron 25, Waterbury.
" The Mindoro campaign was filled with perilous moments. Our convoy was under steady attack and we stood at general
quarters almost all the time. The convoy suffered many Kamikaze attacks, one of which struck near enough to cause me to be hit by shrapnel in the eye. I was offered but refused the Purple Heart. The ship I was aboard at the time was the Half Moon, a seaplane tender. After the battle I was stationed at the Philippines and our squadron was engaged in air- sea rescue work, day and night patrols and night bombing attacks. In November of ' 44 we left our mark at Leyte, to soften the Japs for the forthcoming invasion."
Czernicki, Edward F., M 1/ c, Repair Ship Zaniah, Hartford.
" We were the first ship into Kerama Rhetto at Okinawa and immediately set to the task of repairing the sunken vessels. It wasn't as easy as it sounds for the Nips had other ideas as to how wre were to occupy our time and they came in over us in bombers all day and night. There were a few seaplane tenders lying nearby and they received many direct hits and were being knocked off steadily. We came out of it without any damage to our ship but many of the ships we thought we could salvage were sent to the graveyard."
Czyz, Louis M., CM 2/ c, 7th Seabees, Hartford.
" We came in at Okinawa just as our ships were bombarding the shores to soften things up for a landing. It was quite an impressive sight at night for the
THREE FIGHTING SHIPS
USS KIDD— Two thousand ton destroyer ( top), saw much active service in the Pacific, including a part in engagements at the Marshalls, Gilberts Wake, and Raboul.
USS SANTA FE — Ten thousand ton cruiser, ( center), in a 25 months' continuous tour of duty participated in 42 air strikes, 12 shore bombard­ments,
and four surface actions.
USS NEVADA— Thirty- two thousand ton pre- World War I battleship was a familiar sight to the hundreds of thousands of servicemen who took part in the Mediterranean and European D- Days.
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shells would light up as they hit the shore and sometimes you could swear you saw bodies flying through the air as the shells struck. A suicide boat hit the KA- 74 that was just alongside of us, kill­ing
many of the crew. We managed to get in on the beach the next day without too much trouble and went along okay for some time until one day while we were unloading a cargo ship, five Kamikazes came in at us. Some of the men helped man the guns while others took refuge wherever they could. Two of the planes were shot down before they could do any damage but one of the planes hit the ship, killing the skipper and some others."
IVAmato, Nicholas D., EM 2/ c, Ocean- Going Tug Bannock, Torrington.
" After suffering many air attacks at I wo Jima we were sent to Okinawa. When we first arrived there we ran aground on a reef and we were stuck for three days but finally got off on our own power. It's a good thing we got off when we did for the following day the typhoon struck. The ship tossed around and the sea washed over the ship from time to time. We didn't know whether we were coming or going as visibility was zero. There was no trying to control the ship for she was determined to have her way and she did."
Donohue, William E., RM 3/ c, Com­mander
Service Squadron 10, Norwich.
" It was while I was at the Admiralty Islands in October of 1944 that the Mount Hope lying off our starboard was blown sky high. I was aboard the USS Argonne at the time and was watching four men of the Mount Hope motoring into shore for what I speculated was the mail when suddenly there was a loud report and the Mount Hope seemed to be just a puff of smoke. All hands were instantly killed and a pharmacist mate off our ship who attempted to get to the stricken ship was
killed. The only survivors were the four men who had set out to the shore."
Dowling, John H., EM 2/ c, 14th Seabees, Hartford.
" We were just finishing construction on a bridge at Okinawa when one night the Japs blew it all to smitherines. The Army went down to the area the next day and cleaned the Nips out and told us it was safe to start our construction work again. The following day one of the bulldozer drivers and two other men were killed by machine gun fire from three Japs that the Army had overlooked. A large scale campaign was launched the next day and all the Nips were wiped out never to trouble us again."
Burner, Arthur D., PhM 2/ c, Trans­port
Heywood, Westport.
" The Heywood anchored 800 yards off Leyte and the Higgins boats started to take the Army troops we had aboard onto the shore. It was the second wave and things were still hot. There were many planes overhead shooting down at the invasion boats and many of the boats were hit. I was in sick bay at the time the Higgins were first launched, awaiting any casualties that might be brought back. Plenty of the men did come back injured. I think there were 1200 men treated for injuries aboard my ship and 18 of them died."
Dzura, Joseph, EM 1/ c, Seabees Special Detachments, Manchester.
" The different outfits I was with on Guam helped make it possible for all the lights they turned on to celebrate the surrender of the Japs. From March on we built five big power plants at different points on Guam and they were really big ones. I was in the sack myself when the big news came in and I was too tired to want to do very much celebrating."
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Floryanski, Benjamin J., S 1/ c, 33d Special Seabees, Bridgeport.
" On December 24th Tokyo Rose said she would send us a Christmas gift because we were so lonesome at Samar. She kept her promise for while we were working at the docks unloading a ship, a plane came in on a slow glide and dropped a torpedo in the # 1 hold of a ship nearby. Four men were killed as they were in the sick bay being treated for some minor ailment. There were many others injured but none seriously. The plane had come in so slow that it couldn't rise again and hit the sea. Two pilots came out of the plane but they didn't get far as some of the boys fired at them and down they went."
Fortuna, Ralph A., S 1/ c, 33d Special Seabees, Bridgeport.
" We were at Mindanao on December 5, 1944, heading for Leyte when we were attacked by Jap planes. It was not a constant attack but they seemed to be coming over in waves every hour. We were on a Norwegian vessel and were quite worried for the bombs kept coming too close for comfort. A ship near us was hit and 180 men were killed. Many of the LSTs suffered hits and quite a few were sunk. My ship came out without a scratch and when what was left of the convoy could get started again, we made our way to Leyte."
Frisketti, Angelo P., SC 2/ c, PT Squadron 8, New Haven.
" The Luzon invasion was really a battle of wits. The day before the actual invasion my ship, as part of a small task force com­posed
of three PT squadrons and 24 LCIs, made a farce attempt to land at Luzon and the Japs rushed reinforcements to that area. However, the actual invasion was made the next morning at the other side of the island. The mock invasion worked perfectly for the Japs were all
deployed to the spot we originally headed for. There were times we would zig- zag near Japanese- held islands and note where the guns were hidden and what obstacles were in the harbors. This made things easier for the invasion forces that generally followed us three to five days later."
Gingras, Gerard L., SSMB 2/ c, Acorn 46, Montville.
" I spent nine months at Saipan just cutting up. We had a few bombing at­tacks
but I just stayed at my job, cutting. I'd cut all day and sleep all night, if the Japs were considerate and let us sleep. Most of the men were out repairing or building an airstrip, but would they take me along? No, they'd send me back to my cutting! What did I cut? Hair — I was the battalion barber."
Goodfrieml, Joseph J., AMM 3/ c, Patrol Bombing Squadron 212, Stamford.
" My 26 months in the service didn't offer much excitement. I spent most of my time at Trinidad and Puerto Rico making routine patrols. There were times when we had reports of enemy action off the coast but we found nothing when we got there. There was one time just after V- E Day when we received a report that a sub was operating off Block Island but by the time we arrived there, the ship was blasted to hell by another plane and a destroyer."
Gorman, Daniel T., MoMM 1/ c, 1091st Seabees Detachment, New Haven.
" My travels included the Admiralty Islands, New Guinea and Okinawa. I didn't witness too much action although we did receive a few bombing attacks at the Admiralties. There were a few men hurt, but none serious enough to warrant them being sent to a hospital. My job was to repair the trucks and jeeps of my battalion. On one occasion a truck came
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in for repairs and one of the men noticed some bullets imbedded in the tail but no one knew where they came from."
Hartmann, Harold W., FC 2/ c, Cruiser Santa Fe, West Haven.
" I spent 37 of my 40 months in the Navy aboard the Santa Fe. She went through 14 engagements without any real damage, getting a real banging- up only when we pulled in alongside to help the Carrier Franklin after she'd been hit off Japan. The Pittsburgh towed her and we picked up the survivors. The men who stayed on the Franklin did a great job in keeping her afloat because she was in mighty bad shape. Our own ship was in a lot of action, all the way from the Aleu­tians
to Tokyo, working with the First, Third and Fifth Fleets."
Holyst, Michael W., RM 3/ c, LST- 1120, New Haven.
" On April 17th we came into the bay at Okinawa to deliver rockets, bombs, fuel cans and all sorts of ammunition. We came in unopposed until we were near the beach and then the Japanese planes started coming in overhead. A smoke screen was laid up and we were given orders not to fire which didn't strike us too well for I know how my fingers felt — itching for the feel of a gun. The smoke screen was so thick that we couldn't see them nor could they see us and the only thing they could do was come in low with Kamikaze planes and hope they could accidentally strike a ship. Well, they did. They sunk two seaplane tenders, killing 35 men on one and quite a few on the other. My ship came out of it okay as did most of the others."
Ingraham, Francis, AOM 2/ c, Com­mand
Service Squadron 11, Danielson.
" I spent my 20 months overseas at the Kaneohe Bay air field in Hawaii as ord­nance
man servicing the planes that came
into our base. Although Honolulu was just a few miles away I didn't bother going there on many liberties as the place was deader than a door nail. The scenery was very beautiful and I think the Pali Pass was the nicest sight I have ever seen. When you are at the top of the Pass you are about 2,000 feet in the air and the Pacific is stretched out below with its ships going into and coming out of Pearl Harbor."
Jensen, Clarence T. H., S 1/ c, Cruiser Alaska, Higganum.
" The Alaska was classified as a large' cruiser, but just the same we went right on off the beaches at Iwo Jima and Okin­awa.
It seemed to some of us that we were near enough to have Jap soldiers start shooting at us with small arms. Any­way
we knocked out a lot of Nip gun positions and strong points, which helped our buddies who were doing the fighting on the land. I think my biggest thrill out there was when we took part in the first Tokyo raid. We went right into the Japs' backyard."
Kasica, John C, CM 2/ c, 117th Sea­bees,
Ansonia.
" My battalion landed at Saipan three months after the invasion and, believe it or not, there were more Japs killed and taken prisoner after we got there than before. On Christmas Day of 1944 Tokyo Rose broadcast she would give us a gift because we were alone and so far from home. She said she knew just how we felt and wanted to be sure we received an ap­propriate
gift for the occasion. She kept her promise by sending over 15 Jap bombers at early noon, followed by 25 planes that night. Quite a few of the men were killed and there were many injuries because of our little gift from Rosie."
LaFountain, Raymond O., BM 2/ c, General Command # 7, Avon.
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" We were at Kerama- Rhetto, which is just about 10 miles from Okinawa, when suddenly the Kamikaze and suicide ships came in at us from all angles. I'll never forget the day as it was on my buddy's birthday, the 26th of March. My ship was the flag ship of our amphibious force and our aim was to establish artillery guns on the island. The suicide planes came very close to us at times but I guess our time just wasn't up for they kept hitting the ships on all sides but let us intact. The Japs kept up the attack for three days and then let up. From there we came back to the States to prepare for the occupation of Japan and on September 25th I took my first liberty in Sasebo, Japan. The people were in pretty bad shape with no food to eat or homes to shelter them."
Lombardi, Nicholas J., AOM 2/ c, VPB- 28, Fleet Air Wing 2, Danbury.
" We operated our flying boats, PBMs, from Lingayen Gulf, hitting the China coast and a lot of other targets. I was an aerial gunner. Over Hong Kong the Jap anti- aircraft guns hit us with flak a few times, but we managed to get back to our base without too much trouble. The Japs did their best to protect Hong Kong and it was never an easy mission when we had to go in there."
Madubiel, Michael A., SF 2/ c, 1059th Seabees Detachment, East Hartford.
" Now that I see tires are so hard to get here in the States, I think back to the big re- capping plant we had out at Guam. It was the biggest one in all the Pacific and we handled tires by the thousands from all the islands. That was only part of our work as we did salvage of all kinds. I did welding in the machine shop where we repaired automotive equipment of all kinds. If it could be fixed, we fixed it. It was good to start home from Guam, but
I was on an LST and thought we'd never get to Hawaii. It took us 19 days to reach Pearl Harbor, which was a long time. Then I was lucky enough to get on the Saratoga, which made it to the west coast in five days."
Miller, Robert E., ARM 2/ c, Patrol Bombing Squadron 104, Middlebury.
" My squadron operated at different times from bases at Morotai, Okinawa, Borneo and the Philippines. We carried out the bombing missions against enemy shipping and land installations. I was a radio man and top turret gunner on my B- 24. During one of our missions over Hainan our plane was hit by light guns and flak. One of the men was killed and two wounded. Our landing gear was also shot away. We were stationed at Clark Field at the time and radioed in our situation. The landing turned out as good as could be expected under the conditions and with very little further damage to the plane. There were over 200 flak holes in the plane and when I heard this my knees buckled from under me."
Olesak, Paul J., AMM 2/ c, CAS U- 18, New Britain.
" Before I went into CASU- 18 I was aboard a seaplane tender and made the invasion of Kwajalein on D- Day plus 2. There were many ships in the convoy including battle wagons and carriers. We suffered many air attacks and bombard­ments
from the shore but the actual land­ing
for the men was the worst thing imaginable. Many Marines and Seabees were killed even though they were not part of the initial landing. I can imagine what it must have been like on D- Day."
Palmer, William J., AOM 2/ c, CAS U- 47, Hartford.
" My nine months at Saipan were rather dull. All I did was load bombs and service the guns. We had many types of planes
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at the base including F4U, TBM, F6F and F4Fs. On one occasion the pilots took off on what they thought would be a routine bombing trip over Rota but they came back badly shot up for the flak was very thick that day. Some of the planes had to make forced landings as their landing gear was shot away. There were many injuries but none were fatal. I came back to the States on the Salerno Bay and was very much impressed with the welcome we received at San Diego. There were welcome home signs all over the place and it felt good to think the people hadn't forgotten us as soon as the war was over."
Planinsek, Cyril, MM 3/ c, 121st Sea­bees,
Hartford.
" I've just come in from Saipan where I spent five months. Before that I was at Tinian for eleven months. I did nothing spectacular in the war; as a matter of fact, In ever even fired a shot. About the only thing I've done during the war was build foxholes for officers and heads for the men. We had a few bombing attacks but I dug way down in my foxhole — if I had gone any further down I would have been AWOL. I claim no recognition in winning the war but I suppose my little bit helped somewhere."
Prescott, Harold F., AOM 3/ c, Carrier Richard, East Hartford.
" While we were at Sugami Bay I felt rather strange as this was the thing we were looking forward to — Tokyo. Our ship was the second ship behind the Missouri, which was the ship Admiral Halsey was on, and we were the second ship to raise the Victory flag when the official surrender was announced. There was one time just before we entered the bay as we were coming around the coast of Japan when a Kamikaze came in at us. We shot at it and the force of the blow
knocked it down and almost into the W^ asp wThich was lying alongside us."
Quirk, Andrew' A., Sp( F) 3/ c, LST- 271, Hartford.
" My ship took some of the 4th Division Marines in on the invasion of Saipan. Re­sistance
from the air, sea and on the shore was the greeting we received. We hardly expected to be welcomed with open arms but neither did we expect the Japs to put up the fight they did. There were quite a few men of the 4th lost on that day and on the days that followed. I don't like to talk about it and right now my mind is occupied with thoughts of the Hartford Fire Department for that was my job for years before I entered the service and now after three years I am returning to it."
Scussel, Mario A., GM 2/ c, Destroyer Daniel A. Joy, Stafford Springs.
" Leyte in the Philippines proved the most exciting campaign my ship par­ticipated
in. We went in about 28 days after the initial landing and the air raids were constant but useless. The Japs were trying to knock out the Tacloban airfield and as the planes came in to the beach, the Army anti- aircraft would direct their firing to force them out to us and we would knock them out most of the time. I wTas the pointer on a 5- inch gun and we probably accounted for many of the planes; but because of the cross firing and the amount of guns firing at the planes no one gun or ship could make any claims."
Sivo, Walter, QM 1/ c, Destroyer Cald­well,
Georgetown.
" It was at exactly seven minutes after 8 a. m. on the morning of December 12, 1944, that the Caldwell was hit. I was at the wheel at the time and steering the ship to San Pedro from where we were supposed to return home. We had been
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having a little trouble with the suicide planes the night before when one of them hit the water nearby, splashing shrapnel all over the deck; but we hadn't noticed any that morning until this son of a Nip came at us. He circled the bow of the ship and then came around and hit us on the starboard side right near the handling room where all the ready ammunition was stored. I saw him come in and let me tell you I was plenty scared. When he hit the explosion knocked all the glass out of the ports on the starboard side of the wheel room and many of those pieces embedded themselves in my right side from my head to my waist line. I was treated and came back to the States on the Caldwell as she managed to stay afloat."
Swan, Earl J., Jr., RM 3/ c, Com­munication
Unit 431, New Haven.
" We went in to Leyte on November 13, 1944, and let me tell you it really was a hot spot at the time. There was a major battle being waged off the coast of Samar and we seemed to have come in during the midst of it. The sky was full of planes but we were afraid to fire as many of them were our planes and we hoped they would take care of them rather than take the chance of shooting the wrong plane down. When we finally got ashore we set up installations and maintained the phone communications for the Philippines."
Wilenski, Teddy C, MoMM 2/ c, Destroyer Caldwell, West Haven.
" The battle of Ormac Bay near Leyte was the worst battle I participated in during the war. It was on December 12, 1944, that our ship and many of my mates met disaster. A Kamikaze hit us, killing 30 men and wounding 75 of our crew of 250. The radio shack was demolished and guns 1 and 2 were knocked out. I was on
the fan- tail at the time the plane struck and received burns on my face and hands for which I was awarded the Purple Heart. I was taken aboard the LST Help­ful
and treated as our sick bay could not accommodate all the wounded. I then re­turned
to the Caldwell and home."
Woodward, Paul E., GM 2/ c, 8th Seabees, New Britain.
" There was a Jap that bothered the hell out of our battalion while we were at Iwo Jima. Every night at sundown he would shoot down from a high hill at the men, but we could not see him as when we looked in that direction we would have the sun's rays shining in our eyes. He got away with it for a long time but never hit any one. Ambush after ambush was laid for him with no results. One time we were laying an area for the Bomber Command and trapped three Nips who were hiding in the bushes and since then we never heard any more from our little sniping friend. We tried to find out if one of the men was the sniper but they weren't talking. We named the Jap ' Sunset Charlie' and tales of his escapades still circulate the Seabee battalions."
Zielinski, Carl B., MM 1/ c, 135th Seabees, Bridgeport.
" I was lying nude on my cot in my tent at Okinawa listening to the boys shoot the breeze about the coming typhoon when suddenly it struck. The tent blew up into the air and there I was stark naked wondering where to run to. I could find no refuge for the only thing left standing in our area were two of the heads and they looked as though they were ready to come down any minute. I finally ran into a cave and stayed there until it blew over the next day. No, I wasn't nude all the time as I managed to pick up some rags and draped them around me."
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STATE AIDS AND BENEFITS
The laws of the State of Connecticut provide for many forms of aid, benefits and preferences for veterans, and for their next of kin in varying degrees. The following digest is designed to inform of the aids, benefits and preferences, and to designate the local or state agency charged with providing full information to veterans. There are thirty- four full- time and eight part- time Veterans Centers operating which serve 86 of the 169 cities and towns in the State. In some smaller towns the Town Clerks act as a " Veterans Center".
Tax Exemptions — File discharge with your Town Clerk; notify local assessors and collector.
Local Taxes — Any veteran is exempt from taxes on real or personal property up to $ 1,000 in valuation. Disabled veterans are exempt up to $ 3,000, according to disability ratings. This ex­emption
is in part valid for veterans' wives, and next of kin, as specified by the Statutes. See Local Tax Collector.
Local Business Taxes — ( Personal property) on stock, fixtures and equipment of new businesses established by veterans, for three years. See Local Tax Collector.
Old Age Assistance Taxes — Servicemen are exempt, during active service in armed forces, and veterans may secure refund if they paid while in active service. See Local Tax Collector.
State Unincorporated Business Taxes — On new businesses established by any veteran, good for three years. See Tax Commissioner, State Office Building, Hartford.
Free Business Licenses -— Most licenses are free; renewals usually unnecessary for varying periods. See your Town Clerk.
Professional Licenses — Qualified veterans can be admitted to the practice of law or chiropractic without examination in most cases. Contact your county Bar Association, or the Board of Chiro­practic
Examiners, State Office Building, Hartford.
State Employment Preference — Veteran pas­sing
state civil service examination has five points added to score; ten, if he has a disability rating. Names placed on list of eligibles in the order of such augmented score.
The State's general policy on veteran's job preference, which has not the effect of law, was established by the 1945 General Assembly, with passage of the following:
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representa­tives:
" 1. That it shall be the policy of the State, acting through the Connecticut Veterans Reemploy­ment
and Advisory Commission, to encourage Connecticut employers to voluntarily set aside a minimum of 25 per cent of post- war jobs for veter­ans
of World War II.
" 2. That it shall be the policy of the State until July 1, 1950, to give preference to veterans of World War II in all State positions outside the classified service of the merit system act and in all positions involving contractual services and part time services and in all cases where compensation is paid by the State whether on a fee basis or otherwise.
" 3. That until July 1, 1950, it shall also be the policy of the State that appointing officers of the State, as defined by Sec. 2049 of the General Statutes, shall, other conditions being equal, give preference to veterans of World War II in filling State positions from registers of eligible candidates furnished by the State Personnel Department."
Educational Aids — With satisfactory cre­dentials,
a veteran can secure free a grammar school or high school diploma from the State Board of Education, State Office Building, Hartford.
Free instruction in secondary subjects ( high school courses) will be furnished by the State Board of Education if your town can't do it. See your local school officials.
Financial aid for college educations for children, 16 to 23, of servicemen killed in service. Consult the State Board of Education.
Aid for Needy Veterans — If you are being cared for under legal direction of the Veterans Home Commission, your children under 16, husband, wife or widowed mother can receive weekly finan­cial
assistance up to $ 10. for an adult and $ 6. for a child. Apply to the Commission, through the Veterans Home, Rocky Hill.
If you need temporary financial assistance because of a service disability, contact the Veterans Home Commission, Rocky Hill.
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund — Many of the veterans' aid benefits set out above are pay­able
from the income produced by this fund which is to be augmented by a portion of the Connecticut tax on cigarettes until the principal of the fund reaches $ 15,000,000. Disbursements of these funds to carry out aid provisions to veterans, and certain relatives and next of kin of veterans pursuant to statute, are through the State Treasurer of the American Legion, State Office Building, Hartford.
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THE MUSTER OUT ROLL CALL
Names, ratings and addresses of Connecticut men discharged from December 14 to 17, 1945, inclusive, from official Navy records, Separation Center, Lido Beach, L. L, N. Y.
ACKERSON, William A., GM 3/ c
26 Broad St., Stamford ADAMICKI, Chester D., S 1/ c
1459 State St., Bridgeport ADAMS, Kenneth H., MM 2/ c
388 West Main St., Norwich AGUZZI, Bruno, EM 3/ c
8 Highland St., New Britain ALEKSEJCZYK, Walter W., F 1/ c
523 Hillside Ave., Hartford ALLEN, Max C, S 1/ c
641 Capitol Ave., Hartford ANCEFSKY, Walter J., AOMT 2/ c
171 Beechwood Ave., Bridgeport ANDERSEN, Arthur W., PhM 3/ c
210 Scott St., Naugatuck ANDERSON, Almon J., S 1/ c
541 Hillside Ave., Hartford ARMSTRONG, Walker B., RdM 2/ c
Box 96, Darien ARNOLD, William, Cox
84 Rock St., Torrington ARSENAULT, Philias J., AM 2/ c
1875 Thomaston Ave., Waterbury ATASHIAN, Aram A., PhM 1/ c
18 Locust St., New Britain AVELLANI, Joseph A., CM 3/ c
Williams Ave., Oakville BAHN, Robert J., CM
497 Villa Ave., Fairfield BAKER, Michael C, SK 3/ c
824 Kossuth St., Bridgeport BARDOT, Raymond E., AMM 2/ c
RFD 1, Box 600, Torrington BARHAM, James U., BM 2/ c
223 Legion Ave., New Haven BARIL, Philip J., BM 2/ c
487 Colorado Ave., Bridgeport BARKAUSKAS, John E., S 1/ c
81 Draher Ave., Waterbury BE ALL, Clarence Q., MM 3/ c
421 Main St., Ansonia BEEMAN, Gunnar, CCM
123 Shuttle Meadow Ave., New Britain BEKSZIA, Joseph P., GM 3/ c
62 Sixth St., Bridgeport BENKO, Alexander J., S 1/ c
82 Patterson St., Bridgeport BERGSTROM, Thomas A., SF 3/ c
Walnut Hill Rd., Bethel BERK, John T., GM 2/ c
14 Glenwood St., Manchester BERNIER, Albert F., ARM 2/ c
15 Main St., Terryville BERNIER, Robert A., SC 2/ c
28 Maple St., Danielson BERTRAND, James F., S 1/ c
Center St., Stafford Springs BIALOWAS, Stanley J., S 1/ c
174 Central Ave., Norwich BIERKO, Bronisiaus F., AM MI 2/ c
186 Old Stratfield Rd., Bridgeport BISCHOFF, Joseph H., AMM 2/ c
195 Collins St., Hartford BISIGNANO, John A., MoMM 2/ c
56 Park St., Bristol BLAKESLEE, Robert H., EM 3/ c
51 Greenleaf Ave., Waterbury BLASKEWICZ, Bernard, GM 3/ c
9 Carley St., Shelton
BLUM, Francis E., SM 2/ c
307 Farmington Ave., Unionville BONETTI, Orlando P., MM 2/ c
25 Suburban Ave., Bridgeport BORYSZEWSKI, Frank J., S 2/ c
65 State St., Hamden BOWERS, Richard A., SF 1/ c
295 Commonwealth Ave., New Britain BRASSARD, Charles E., FC 2/ c
RFD 1, Putnam BRAYNE, Francis T., S 1/ c
114 Dwight St., New Britain BRIGANTI, Arthur M., ACMMH
140 Lexington Ave., New Haven BRUSTOLON, Samuel, Cox
30 Avery St., Mystic BRUZY, Edward A., S 1/ c
20 Wood St., Meriden BUCCI, Anthony, RM 1/ c
67 Alexander St., Greenwich BUGG, Leo, Jr., F 1/ c
Snow Lane, Clinton BURBLIS, John G., S 1/ c
177 Hodge Ave., Ansonia BUSHEY, Francis W., GM 1/ c
Box 14, Oneco BUXTON, Thomas F., BM 2/ c
127 Worthington Ridge, Berlin BYRON, William D., AEM 3/ c
255 Seaside Ave., Stamford CAIAZZA, Alessandro M., MM 1/ c
Woodford Ave. Ext., Plainville CALLAHAN, Raymond E., SF 2/ c
1060 Capitol Ave., Hartford CAMMARANO, Nunziando A., S 1/ c
113 Shultas Place, Hartford CAMPAGNA, Salvatore P., AMM 2/ c
43 College St., Middletown CAMPOMINOSI, Francis J., S 1/ c
28 Church St., Windsor Locks CAPPELLACCI, Americo A., F 1/ c
7 Seventh St., Derby CAPRILOZZI, Joseph E., SSML 3/ c
125 Baltic St., Norwich CARAPELLE, George A., BM 2/ c
4 Tower PL, Danbury CARLSON, Irving C, SoM 2/ c
69 Williams St., Bristol CARLSON, Russell A., EM 2/ c
Kelsey St., RFD., Middletown CASEY, James J., HA 1/ c
90 Richard St., West Hartford CASSARINO, John F., BM 2/ c
443 Albany Ave., Hartford CATENO, William J., GM 3/ c
481 South Main St., Torrington CATUCCI, Joseph J., PhM 3/ c
82 Sherman St., Bristol CHAGNON, Marcel, SF 2/ c
41 Prospect St., Waterbury CHANCE, James A., WT 2/ c
44 Norwich St., Hartford CHAPIN, Clifford I., S 1/ c
611 Howard Ave., New Haven CHASE, Ernest D., CM
120 Terry PL, Bridgeport CHEKAS, Ernest, Cox
6 Earl St., Bristol CHENETTE, Raymond C, CM 2/ c
18 Barber St., Putnam CHIAPPETTA, Louis P., QM 2/ c
155 New Spruce St., Stamford CHINIGO, Frank J., MM 2/ c
68 Roosevelt Ave., Norwich CHMIELEWSKI, Frank S., S 1/ c
33 Greenlawn Rd., Fairfield CIANCIOLO, Fabiano, S 1/ c
171 Torrington Heights Rd., Torrington CIARLO, Peter J., S 2/ c
66 West St., New Haven CICHON, John W., S 1/ c
Derby Rd., Rockfall CISCO, Frederick O., CM 2/ c
29 Spring St., Torrington CIVITELLO, Andrew P., CCM
636 Orchard St., New Haven CLARK, Byron M„ MMS 2/ c
2 Hills Ave., East Hampton CLARK, Ralph I., Jr., RdM 2/ c
73 Central Ave., Hamden CLOUTIER, Joseph M., SC 3/ c
9 1/ 2 Westport Ave., Nor walk COE, Victor M., Jr., AOMT 3/ c
Railroad St., Canaan COFFEY, Robert H., PhM 1/ c
129 Hoffman St., Torrington COLE, Edwin R., F 2/ c
RFD 2, Rockville COLELLA, Guy A., ART 1/ c
Waterbury COLELLA, Joseph P., S 1/ c
364 South St., Bristol CONLON, Francis X., QM 3/ c
83 Division St., New Haven CONNELLY, James P., CM 1/ c
Westbrook CONNOLE, Vincent L., MM 1/ c
55 Rockwell St., Winsted CONNOLLY, Joseph L., RT 3/ c
153 Bassett St., New Haven CONWAY, Joseph M., SC 3/ c
262 Park Ter., Hartford COOKSON, Edwin P., SM 2/ c
481 Broad St., Meriden COX, Manning O., RM 2/ c
707 Laurel Ave., Bridgeport CRANDALL, Edwin C, PhM 1/ c
282 Arch St., New Britain CRANE, Alfred C, PhM 3/ c
184 Larrabee St., East Hartford CRAVINHO, Ernest P., SoM 1/ c
12 School St., Stonington CRONAN, James H., MoMM 1/ c
59 Olive St., New Haven CROSBY, Voyle H., MoMM 3/ c
11 Welcome PL, Manchester CROTTY, Gerald M., CM 3/ c
241 1/ 2 Sigourney St., Hartford CUBANSKI, John S., S 1/ c
48 Starr St., Norwich CUFF, William S., GM 2/ c
Pine Rock Park, Shelton CULLEN, James T., SAI 2/ c
178 Gregory St., Bridgeport CULVER, Gerald A., BM 2/ c
50 Exchange St., New Haven CUTTING, Charles C, ART 2/ c
827 Whitney Ave., New Haven CZERNICKI, Edward F., M 1/ c
59 Sherbrooke Ave., Hartford CZYZ, Louis M., CM 2/ c
901 Broad St., Hartford D'ADDIO, Henry, MoMM 3/ c
48 Church St., Naugatuck DALLAS, Matthew, B 1/ c
Shepard Rd., Danbury D'AMATO, Nicholas D., EM 2/ c
27 Center St., Torrington
DAME, Prudent W., S 2/ c
906 Park St., Hartford DAMMILLER, Raymond A., F 1/ c
46 Princeton St., Elmwood DARCY, Francis J., Sp( Q)( RP) 2/ c
220 Atwater St., New Haven DA VIES, Thomas W., S 1/ c ( QM)
Main St., Sterling DAY, Edward J., QM 2/ c
196 Lexington Ave., New Haven. DeBAISE, Michael J., SF 2/ c
RFD, North Colony Rd., Wallingford DeCORLETO, Frank J., EM 2/ c
913 Wethersfield Ave., Hartford DELANE, Edward T., S 1/ c
340 Brightwood Ave., Torrington DEMPSEY, John J., SK 1/ c
7 Meadow St., Ansonia DeSTEFANO, Salvatore P., S 1/ c
11 Edgar St., New Haven DeTULIO, Andrew, S 1/ c
46 Warren St., New Haven DEVEAUX, Richard, Cox
208 Beasley St., Bridgeport DiVIRGILIO, Domenic D., S 1/ c
498 Baldwin St., Waterbury DOANE, John W., Jr., RM 3/ c
Pond Meadow Rd., Westbrook DOMBROSKI, Frank, S 1/ c
164 Grove St., New Britain DONAT, Felix A., S 1/ c
RFD 9, Norwich DONNELLY, James J., GM 3/ c
57 Hine St., West Haven DONOHUE, William E., RM 3/ c
192 Talman St., Norwich DOOMEY, William J., AMM 2/ c
303 Circular Ave., Waterbury DOWLING, John H., EM 2/ c
242 Ashley St., Hartford DOWLING, Thomas, Cox
3 Bradley St., Naugatuck DOWNIE, Arthur E., AOM 1/ c
34 Lower Blvd., New London DUBIEL, Michael A., SF 2/ c
95 Brookfield Dr., East Hartford DUCHESNE, Jean M., S 1/ c
North Grosvenordale DUFRESNE, Eugene H., MoMM 1/ c
39 Shetucket St., Taftville DUREN, Harry E., S 1/ c
1183 North Main St., Waterbury DURICA, Joseph J., Jr., MoMM 3/ c
Bldg. 19- G- 44, Y. M. V., Bridgeport DURNER, Arthur D., PhM 2/ c
40 Baker Ave., Westport DUSZAK, Frank S., S 1/ c
108 Aim St., Meriden DYKEMAN, Charles H., ARM 3/ c
234 Beach St., c/ o H. B. Dykeman, West Haven DZURA, Joseph, EM 1/ c
168 Oak St., Manchester EBERLE, Arthur A., Jr., SSML 3/ c
213 Edge wood Ave., New Haven ECKERT, William R., RM 1/ c
313 Seaview Ave., Bridgeport EDWARDS, John, S 1/ c
37 Hart Ter., New Britain ELLSWORTH, Walter H., CEM
RFD 2, Hampton ENO, Kenneth L., S 1/ c
42 Cedar St., New Haven ERDOS, Paul J., MoMM 3/ c
173 Mt. Pleasant St., Meriden EVERS, Edwin J., MN 2/ c
606 Park St., Bridgeport EVON, William J., SK 2/ c
100 Bennett Ave., Waterbury EVONCIW, Edward, AOM 2/ c
166 Fairmont Ave., New Haven FACEY, Robert E., F 1/ c
52 Wilson St., New Britain FAHAN, Thomas E., Cox
116 Woodward Ave., Norwalk FAIRCHILD, Hanford B., S 1/ c
40 Westville Ave., Danbury FAUCETT, John W., Cox
53 Fairfield Ave., Stamford FELENCHAK, Edward, CMM
67 Hubbell Ave., Ansonia FENYES, Tibor L., CM 1/ c
Box 143, Trumbull Rd., Bridgeport FINEGAN, Christopher T., AMMF 3/ c
102 Burnham St., Hartford FITZGERALD, James W., SK 1/ c
90 Hazelwood Ave., Bridgeport FLEMING, Kenneth, CM 2/ c
34 Division St., New London FLORYANSKI, Benjamin J., S 1/ c
54 Clarence St., Bridgeport FOGGIA, Ricardo, S 1/ c
3 Piatt St., Ansonia FORTUNA, Ralph A., S 1/ c
Bridgeport FOSA, Raymond F., CMoMM
61 Madison St., Hartford FRANKLIN, Bernard, SF 3/ c
97 Wadsworth St., Hartford FRENCH, Wellington D., PhM 3/ c
237 Grandview Ave., Waterbury FRENETT, L. Joseph, S 1/ c
Box 533, Moosup FRISKETTI, Angelo P., SC 2/ c
729 Grand Ave., New Haven GALVIN, Walter F., EM 2/ c
78 Chestnut Ave., Waterbury GAMELIN, Donat N., CBM
Main St., North Grosvenordale GANSECKI, Benjamin A., RT 3/ c
383 Center St., Meriden GARAFANO, Edward T., RM 3/ c
901 Bank St., Waterbury GARMS, Karl W., AMM 2/ c
Frederick St., Oakville GARSTKA, Marion P., CSF
Box 242, Jewett City GARVEY, John P., GM 3/ c
69 John St., Hartford GECI, Andrew J., CEM
32 Beaumont St., East Hartford GEDRIM, Steve W., BM 1/ c
205 Lloyd St., New Haven GEORGE, Edward J., FC 2/ c
Guilford
GERARDI, Aniello A., FCO 2/ c
306 York St., West Haven GERNER, Francis G., AMM 3/ c
30 Housatonic Dr., Devon GERRITY, Lawrence P., BM 2/ c
3 Elm St., Milford GESNER, Lewis G., SM 3/ c
Garnet Rd., East River, Madison GILBERT, Charles B., Ill, AMM 1/ c
270 Washington St., Norwich GINGRAS, Gerard L., SSMB 2/ c
Montville GIORDANO, James, S 1/ c
9 Mayo St., Willimantic GLAVIANO, Salvatore, AMMH 1/ c
Box 87, East Center St., Wallingford GODBOUT, Lawrence, S 1/ c
284 Whitney Ave., Bridgeport GONSALVES, Manuel P., ML 2/ c
21 Carroll Ct., New London GOOD, Robert W., RMi2/ c
112 High St., Torrington
GOODFRIEND, Joseph J., AMM 3/ c
16 Waverly Pl., Stamford GORANSON, Donald G., AETM 2/ c
188 Whiting Lane, West Hartford GORMAN, Daniel T., MoMM 1/ c
142 Putnam St., New Haven GRACE, Martin F., RM 1/ c
Autumn St., Norwalk GREEN, Donald C, S 1/ c
133 Hanover St., Meriden GREENIER, Peter J., GM 3/ c
205 West Washington St., Forestville GRELLA, John, SF 3/ c
126 Congress Ave., Waterbury GRIFFIN, Charles W., BM 2/ c
265 Bruce Ave., Stratford GRIFFIN, James D., Jr., S 1/ c
32 Bishop Rd., West Hartford GUERRERA, Daniel, F 1/ c
102 Wolcott St., Waterbury HADDAD, Ameen L., PhM 1/ c
110 Baldwin St., Waterbury HANNON, John E., S 1/ c
53 French St., Seymour HANSON, Harry L., S 1/ c
174 Francis St., New Britain HARRICK, Richard A., Cox
4 Isaac St., Norwalk HARRIGAN, George J., CM 2/ c
310 Bond St., Bridgeport HARRIS, William H., AMM 2/ c
31 First Ave., West Haven HARRISON, Clifford L., AMM 1/ c
Apt. 54, 1575 North Ave., Bridgeport HART, Robert W., M 1/ c
33 Nassau Circle, East Hartford HARTMANN, Harold W., FC 2/ c
329 Savin Ave., West Haven HARTOG, Ferdinand, Jr., S 1/ c
17 Thames Ave., Norwalk HARVEY, William K., HA 1/ c
759 Connecticut Ave., Bridgeport HASTIE, John P., GM 2/ c
411 Poplar St., Bridgeport HATHAWAY, Lorenzo E., Cox
106 Summitt St., Norwich HAUSER, George, TM 1/ c
347 Weber Ave.. Bridgeport HAWLEY, Robert D., F 1/ c
29 Taylor St., Stamford HEINZ, Emil F., CSF
10 Whitlock St., Danbury HELWIG, Bernard, Jr., MM 2/ c
c/ o Mrs. Schappals, RFD 4, Box 161, Danbury HEMSTREET, Glenn G., CM 1/ c
224 Water St., Naugatuck HENDERSON, Walter A., RM 3/ c
70 Victoria Lawn, Stratford HEPP, Richard N., GM 3/ c
41 Rocky Hill Ave., Newr Britain HILL, Howard H., MaM 1/ c
295 Noble St., West Haven HILLER, Russell J., S 1/ c
279 East Main St., Rockville HILTON, Lawrence D., SF 2/ c
3 Vincent Ave., New Britain HODORSKI, Joseph B., S 1/ c
92 Spear St., Torrington HOLMES, Leonard C, EM 3/ c
202 Nichols Ave., Stratford HOLST, Carroll H., S 1/ c
144 Olive St., Bridgeport HOLYST, Michael W., RM 3/ c
136 Butler St., New Haven HORGAN, Anthony J., S 1/ c
Christain Hill Rd., Cromwell HOSSOFSKY, Paul, S 1/ c
467 East Ave., Bridgeport HOYT, Edmund F., BM 2/ c
219 Adams St., Bridgeport HOYT, Elmer A., S 1/ c
305 Putnam St., Bridgeport HUDAK, John J., GM 3/ c
355 Capitol Ave., Hartford HULLEY, Frederick, AEM 1/ c
42 Holbrook St., Ansonia HUNTINGTON, Harry E., AMM 1/ c
37 Rector St., East Hartford IGNATOWICZ, Thaddews X., MM 3/ c
212 Hamilton St., Hartford INGRAHAM, Francis, AOM 2/ c
92 Prospect St., Danielson IZZO, Louis F., SSML 3/ c
122 Mill River St., New Haven JAMES, Edward R., S 1/ c
36 Kossuth St., Bridgeport JAMROGOWICZ, Frank W., S 1/ c
34 School St., Hazardville JASKO, Albert J., MM 3/ c
10 Carpathian Ct., Bridgeport JENNINGS, Philip S., QM 2/ c
Crescent Rd., Westport JENSEN, Clarence T. H., S 1/ c
Higganum JESKI, Stephen J., RM 2/ c
62 Pleasant St., Manchester JESSUP, Ralph R., SF 1/ c
48 Field St., Glenbrook JOHANSON, Herbert T., RdM 3/ c
Box 256, Falls Ave., Oakville JOHNSON, Delbert O., SC 1/ c
18 State St., North Haven JOHNSON, Ernest A., S 1/ c
Crane Rd., Stamford JOHNSON, Fred E., CK 3/ c
92 Mill River St., Stamford JOHNSON, James C, Cox
374 Huntington Ave., Waterbury JOHNSON, Walter M., MoMM 3/ c'
94 Sachem St., Norwich JONES, Arthur K., FCO 2/ c
75 Churchill St., Fairfield JONES, Harold M., Cox
Clifton Ave., Ansonia JOYCE, Ralph, Jr., GM 3/ c
153 Tunxis Hill Rd., Bridgeport KALAGIAN, Michael, S 1/ c
Bldg. 19, Apt. 106, Y. M. V., Bridgeport KAILUKAITIS, Peter P., AOM 3/ c
995 Bank St., Waterbury KALINSKI, Bolas W., S 1/ c
Box 143, Glenville KALLAUGHER, Frank D., RdM 3/ c
60 East Harold St., Hartford KASICA, John C, CM 2/ c
83 1/ 2 Factory St., Ansonia KAVANAUGH, Thomas S., GM 3/ c
32 Nash St., New Haven KAYESKI, Albert S., S 1/ c
415 South St., New Britain KEARNEY, William J., S 1/ c
95 Benham St., Torrington KELLOGG, Donald G., Y 1/ c
664 Main St., Torrington KENNESON, Albert J., GM 3/ c
2 Grove Ct., Waterbury KERN, Donald W., SF 1/ c
448 Main St., Norwalk KIRSCHE, Richard W., Jr., SoM 2/ c
54 Strongs Ave., Portland KOFFINKE, Paul R., F 1/ c
21 Outlook St., East Hartford KOSTIN, Miron S., Cox
77 Martin St., Hartford KOZYRA, Joe P., AOM 2/ c
11 Curcombe St., Hartford
KRANMAS, William E., S 1/ c
581 Zion St., Hartford KRESGE, Walter M„ Y 3/ c
394 Park St., New Britain KRZEWSKI, Julian M., MoMM 2/ c
c/ o A. H. Benton, Maple Ridge Farm, Andover KUEHN, Robert G., AMM 3/ c
50 Garfield Ave., Bridgeport KULIS, Benny W., MM 3/ c
59 Fairfield PL, Fairfield KURISKO, Paul P., MoMM 3/ c
536 Bruce Ave., Stratford KWASNIK, Henry C, SC 1/ c
1008 Dixwell Ave., New Haven LaBONE, Jesse J., AM 1/ c
Walden Ave., New London LACHOWECKI, Walter W., TM 1/ c
Box 23, Moosup LACROIX, George, S 1/ c
1902 East Main St., Waterbury LaFOUNTAIN, Raymond O., BM 2/ c
Box 154, RFD, Avon LaGANGA, Arthur R., S 1/ c
478 Park Ave., Torrington LAHEY, William G., Jr., MM 2/ c
Turnpike Rd., RFD 2, Wallingford LANDRY, Rene P., MoMM 2/ c
136 Flatbush Ave., Hartford LAPOSKA, Edward R., EM 1/ c
1021 Howard Ave., Bridgeport LaROSA, Salvatore F., AM 3/ c
224 Benefit St., Waterbury LARSON, Howard W., EM 1/ c
139 Starr St., New Haven LAUGHLIN, John J., EM 2/ c
21 Willow Brook Ave., Stamford LAURETANO, Anthony R., Cox
25 Park St., Thomaston LENDRUM, John F., BM 2/ c
293 Grovers Ave., Bridgeport LENGYEL, Zoltan, S 1/ c
499 Spruce St., Bridgeport LENTINI, Charles J., S 1/ c
63 Court St., Middletown LETO, James, S 1/ c
55 Bond St., Hartford LITZ, Daniel J., MM 3/ c
45 Vine St., Waterbury LOBDELL, Donald C, RM 2/ c
55 Granville St., Fairfield LOEFFEL, Arthur F., Cox
274 Park St., West Haven LOMBARDI, Nicholas J., AOM 2/ c
47 Pleasant St., Danbury LONG, Francis, MM 1/ c
633 Main St., Gildersleeve LOUGHLIN, James H., CM 2/ c
189 Fairlawn Ave., Waterbury LUCAS, Edward M., F 1/ c
3 Windermere Ave., Rockville LUCAS, John M., CM 3/ c
126 Clinton St., New Britain LUPPERT, Valentine L., Jr., SC 2/ c
54 Otrobando Ave., Norwichtown MacCALLA, Alfred H., MM 1/ c
896 Stratford Ave., Bridgeport MADUBIEL, Michael A., SF 2/ c
East Hartford MAGNON, Oscar, MM 2/ c
16 Putnam Hts., Hartford MAHANEY, George F., AMM 2/ c
RFD 6, Oswego MAHONEY, John D., S 1/ c
Main St., Long Hill MAIN, Walter D., MoMM 2/ c
80 Water St., Stonington MALLOY, Francis J., SC 3/ c
752 Hope St., Springdale MALONEY, Edward J., PhM 3/ c
Bldg. 19, Y. M. V., Bridgeport MANSFIELD, Kenneth W., M 2/ c
1194 East Main St., Bridgeport MANWARE, William A., SC 1/ c
821 South Main St., Plantsville MARANO, Daniel M., F 1/ c
167 Nichols Dr., Waterbury MARCHETTI, Frank I., MM 3/ c
348 Bunnell St., Bridgeport MARI, John J., EM 3/ c
52 St. Mary St., Hamden MARSAN, Lorenzo J., QM 3/ c
53 Main St., Norwalk MARSILLIO, Bennie J., S 1/ c
45 Jackson Ave., Bridgeport MARSTON, George A., MM 2/ c
4 Peck Ave., West Haven MATYEZEWSKI, Walter W., M 1/ c
55 Hallett St., Bridgeport MAYERNICK, Steve J., F 1/ c
72 Bell St., Bridgeport MCCARTHY, James M., S 1/ c
2209 Main St., Bridgeport MCCARTHY, John A., TM 2/ c
11 Englewood Ave., Waterbury McELVERY, Arthur W., AEM 1/ c
5 West End Ave., Old Greenwich McGINTY, Francis X., S 1/ c
23 Harding Ave., Cos Cob McGRANE, Kevin C, S 1/ c
81 Rock St., Winsted McKENNA, William L., AMM 3/ c
RFD 2, Newton St., Norwich McLAUGHLIN, Roger W., BM 2/ C
Norfolk Rd., RFD 1, Torrington McLEOD, Arthur J., EM 3/ c
433 Housatonic Dr., Devon MEAGHER, Patrick D., GM 3/ c
358 Prospect Ave., Hartford MERCIER, Joseph F., TM 2/ c
58 Kent St., Hartford MESSIER, Rolland L., S 1/ c
103 Spruce St., Manchester MILBRANDT, Leonard A., MM 3/ c
774 Broad St., Meriden MILLER, Paul J., MM 2/ c
Box 97, 18 Philo St., Stratford MILLER, Robert E., ARM 2/ c
Sherman Hts., RFD 1, Middlebury MITCHELL, Frank, Jr., GM 3/ c
527 Main St., Rocky Hill MLYNARSKI, Henry S., F 1/ c
20 Convoy Dr., New Britain MOLCHAN, Peter, SK( T) 1/ c
291 High St., New Britain MONGILLO, Peter E., RdM 3/ c
15 Miller St., New Haven MONTOGUE, William, WT 3/ c
250 Washington Ave., Bridgeport MORAN, Harold E., S 1/ c
Box 83, 165 Boydon St., Waterville MORONITI, Vincent C, SC 3/ c
495 East St., New Haven MOSHIER, Arthur C, F 1/ c
176 Lincoln Ave., New London MULLER, Henry J., MM 3/ c
High Ridge Rd., Stamford MURPHY, William J., PhM 1/ c
290 E. Bruce Park Ave., Greenwich MURTHA, John R., GM 3/ c
27 Pratte Ave., Taftville NAGLE, Matthew C, S 1/ c
High St., Canaan NEILAN, James F., CCM
29 Williams St., New London NERI, Joseph E., S 1/ c
123 Trumbull Ave., Plainville
NESBITT, William T., StM| l/ c
808 North Main St., Waterbury NOMELLI, John A., SM 3/ c
62 Wadhams Ave., Torrington NORTHROP, Loren F., PhM 2/ c
Cross Highway, Westport NOVAK, Walter S., MM 2/ c
579 East St., New Haven O'BRIEN, John H., PhM 2/ c
89 Garfield Ave., Bridgeport O'BRIEN, Thomas J., BM 2/ c
38 River St., Stamford OLDAKOWSKI, George J., S 2/ c
99 Galpin St., Naugatuck OLENKIEWICZ, John W., GM 2/ c
56 Hunters Ave., Taftville OLESAK, Paul J., AMM 2/ c
49 Carlton St., New Britain OLIVA, Victor B., MoMM 3/ c
106 West St., Danbury OLKO, Frederick J., MM 2/ c
27 Asnuntuck St., Thompsonville O'LOUGHLIN, Clifford L., MoMM 2/ c
60 Brewster St., Waterbury O'MALLEY, John R., EM 1/ c
105 Grandview Ter., Hartford ONORATO, Frank M., S 1/ c
98 Taft Ave., Bridgeport ORNSTEIN, Aaron P., SoM 3/ c
86 Union St., Bristol OSIPOW, William, MoMM 3/ c
30 Williston St., Bridgeport PALMER, William J., AOM 2/ c
23 Hawthorne St., Hartford PAPPAS, Andrew J., S 1/ c
50 Washington St., Norwich PAPSIN, Charles E., SM 3/ c
725 Judson PL, Stratford PARKS, Harold, HA 1/ c
16 Orchard St., Ansonia PASTERNAK, Jack, AEM 1/ c
58 Cooke St., Waterbury PEAT, Stephen J., HA 1/ c
7 Burbank St., South Norwalk PECK, Morton T., SC 1/ c
61 Walnut St., New Haven PECORARO, Vincent M., SM 2/ c
189 Poplar St., New Haven PELUSO, Philip P., SF 1/ c
46 Broadway Ave., Bridgeport PENGUE, Orten L., QM 3/ c
181 Housatonic Ave., Stratford PEREZ, Joseph, EM 2/ c
112 Lafayette St., New Britain PERINE, Walter E., Sp( X) 2/ c
31 Mather St., Manchester PESAVENTO, Albert A., MoMM 2/ c
33 Ash St., Bridgeport PESCE, Adolph S., Bkr 3/ c
273 Oak Ave., Torrington PETERSON, Carl E., S 1/ c
774 Main St., Torrington PETRUCCI, Edmund T., MM 3/ c( T)
24 Bassett St., New Haven PHELPS, John H., BM 2/ c
2 South Cliff St., Ansonia PIRRUCCIO, Louis P., Y 1/ c
152 Grand St., Middletown PLANINSEK, Cyril, MM 3/ c
62 Albanv Ave., Hartford PLUDE, Francis C, Cox
1387 Wood Ave., Bridgeport POCKL, William J., MM 3/ c
678 Summer St., Stamford POLAND, William T., MoMM 2/ c
7 Hadley St., Bridgeport POSLUSZNY, John F., MM 1/ c ( T)
153 Mt. Pleasant St., Derby POULIN, Edward J., SF 2/ c
3 Church St., Naugatuck PRESCOTT, Carl F., MM 2/ c
RFD 1, Willimantic PRESCOTT, Harold F., AOM 3/ c
15 Village St., East Hartford PUKAS, Joseph J., CM 2/ c
645 Main St., New London QUINTILIANO, Michael A., AMM 1/ c
39 Ashwell Ave., Rocky Hill QUIRK, Andrew A., Sp( F) 3/ c
Hartford
RADOMSKI, Henry A., AMM 2/ c
97 Grace St., Bridgeport RAMATOWSKI, Joseph B., EM 3/ c
16 Eagle St., Ansonia RAMOSKA, Edward, SF 2/ c
33 Hamilton St., Hartford RANDI, Edward, BM 2/ c
132 Hamilton St., New Haven RAUSO, Alexander, S 1/ c
40 Center St., Bridgeport REILLY, Thomas A., Y 1/ c
3 Lake PL, New Haven REMEIKA, Joseph P., RT 3/ c
178 Hungerford St., Hartford RENZONI, Leone E., MoMM 1/ c
302 Montauk Ave., New London RICHISKI, Louis F., PhM 3/ c
12 High St., East Port Chester RILEY, William J., SF 2/ c
156 Water St., Stonington RISSELL, Warren M., S 2/ c
197 West Main St., Milford RIZZO, Anthony, S 1/ c
50 Belden St., Hartford ROBERTS, William H., SK 1/ c
146 Cheshire St., Hartford ROCHE, James C.. SF 1/ c
5 Evergreen Ave., Hamden ROGERS, Philip M., SC 2/ c
127 Maple St., Norwich ROGOZINSKI, Joseph, S 1/ c
98 Chapel St., Thomaston ROMAN, Walter E., MoMM 3/ c
49 No. Pond St., Bristol ROMAN, Walter J., MMS 2/ c
1854 Broad St., Hartford ROMA NIELLO, Nicholas W., Jr., M 2/ c
42 Aberdeen Ter., Stamford ROTZKO, John, MM 2/ c
Power House Rd., Uncasville ROWE, John C, S 1/ c
341 Prospect St., East Hartford ROZANSKY, Benedict A., SC 1/ c
106 Poquonock Ave., Windsor RUTIGLIANO, Michael A., CM 2/ c
Forest St., RFD, Plainville RYLEY, Edward J., TM 3/ c
146 Ashcraft Rd., New London RYSKO, Edward C, CM 3/ c
87 Linden St., New Britain SADLOWSKI, Vincent J., ART 1/ c
169 Gale Ave., Meriden SAGLIANO, Michael S., MM 3/ c
390 Harlem Ave., Bridgeport SANTORE, Nicholas A., RM 2/ c
67 Meadow St., Ansonia SAMPECK, Raymond H., FC 1/ c
109 Poquonock Ave., Windsor SAPPI, Herman, Sr., MM 3/ c
7 E. Bellevue Sq., Hartford SARUBI, John P., QM 1/ c
314 Barbour St., Hartford SATALINO, Armond G., PhM 2/ c
408 East St., New Britain SAVCHIK, Alexander E., PhM 2/ c
44 Mill St., Meriden
SCANLON, Robert W., GM 3/ c
45 Clifford St., Hartford SCANLON, Thomas F., CM 1/ c
74 Nilan St., Hartford SCARAMUZZA, Joseph, S 2/ c
23 Third St., Hamden SCHULTZ, Andrew J., MoMM 3/ c
127 Albany Ave., Hartford SCREEN, Ernest R., SK 2/ c
217 Garden St., Hartford SCUSSEL, Mario A., GM 2/ c
West Main St., Stafford Springs SECORA, Tyler J., SF 2/ c
92 School St., New London SENURKOWSKI, Charles, RM 1/ c
19 Sylvester St., Norwich SERFILIPPO, John F., GM 3/ c
103 Sedgwick Ave., Stratford SEVERINI, Harry R., RM 2/ c
32 Summit Ave., New London SHANNON, William E., CBM
130 Albany Ave., Hartford SHARPE, Joseph T., EM 2/ c
195 Field Point Rd., Greenwich SHAWAH, Henry J., TM 1/ c
701 Broad St., Bridgeport SHUMWAY, Robert C, ARM 1/ c
521 Woodtick Rd., Waterbury SIEBER, William L., MoMM 2/ c
58 Suffolk Dr., East Hartford SIERZPUTOWSKI, Joseph P., MM 3/ c
280 Shelton Ave., New Haven SIGMUND, George C, EM 3/ c
9 Cherry St., New Canaan SINKEVICH, Bernard E., MoMM 2/ c
381 Gregory St., Bridgeport SIVO, Walter, QM 1/ c
Georgetown SLATER, Milton, Jr., GM 3/ c
895 Bank St., New London SLISZ, Kazimer F., S 1/ c
North Rd., Cromwell SMITH, Andrew J., CM 1/ c
229 Newfield Rd., Torrington SMITH, Charles E., Jr., Cox
Old Windham Rd., Willimantic SMITH, Charles J., SC 2/ c
302 Washington Village, South Norwalk SMITH, Maurice C, S 2/ c
234 North Main St., Waterbury SMITH, Stanley G., QM 3/ c
Apt. 203, 35 Owen St., Hartford SMITH, William E., S 1/ c
3822 Main St., Bridgeport SOBON, George T., CM 3/ c
365 Stillman St., Bridgeport SOK, William J., S 1/ c
235 Highland Ave., Torrington SOSINSKI, Joseph, Cox
230 West Washington St., Hartford SPADER, George B., SF 1/ c
RFD 1, Mystic SPEAREN, Donald E., MoMM 2/ c
153 Jubilee St., New Britain SPECK, John F., SC 3/ c
505 Park Ave., Torrington SPENCER, Robert L., SM 1/ c
c/ o Mrs. Liscord, 11 Ridgewood Rd., Windsor STANDISH, Joseph, S 1/ c
224 Old Turnpike Rd., Southington STEELE, Joseph W., MoMM 2/ c
208 Alsace St., Bridgeport STEFANSKI, Stephen M., MoMM 1/ c
15 Fourth St., New London STEVENSON, Edward W., AM 2/ c
30 Jetland PL, Bridgeport STONE, Frank E., Ml 2/ c
317 Marion St., Bridgeport SUCHY, Henry R., S 1/ c
325 N. Bishop Ave., Bridgeport SWAIN, Victor C, SM 3/ c
96 Minor Ave., Stratford SWAN, Earl J., Jr., RM 3/ c
536 Whalley Ave., New Haven SWANSON, Carl W., CEM
34 Bradley PL, Stamford SWEET, William H., AM 2/ c
121 Jackson Ave., Stratford SZEWCZYK, Tony P., S 1/ c
23 Mt. Pleasant St., Derby TEACH, Samuel, CM 1/ c
242 Woodtick Rd., Waterbury TERASE, Jack J., CM 3/ c
13 Nelson St., Hartford TERWILLIGER, Elting, S 1/ c
74 Woodland St., New Britain TESEI, Americo L., BM 2/ c
148 Central Ave., Bridgeport TESTER, Edward J., EM 2/ c
107 Church St., Wallingford THAXTER, James B., SM 2/ c
73 Durant St., Middletown THIVIERGE, Francis P., S 1/ c
56 Mathewson St., Jewett City THOMAS, Gerald E., SF 1/ c
67 Reynolds St. Ext., Norwich THORNTON, Wesley E., GM 2/ c
36 Belmont Ave., Bridgeport TIERNEY, Francis X., AMM 2/ c
62 Kenyon St., Hartford TOMASOVITCH, Andrew A., S 1/ c
43 First St., East Norwalk TOTH, Gordon J., M 3/ c
175 Ellsworth St., Bridgeport TRENN, Arnold L., RT 1/ c
54 Highland Ave., Windsor URBANOWICZ, Joseph M., HA 1/ c
143 Orchard St., Bridgeport URSO, Vito M., F 1/ c
24 Monroe St., South Norwalk VELTURO, Salvatore D., GM 3/ c
21 Mt. Pleasant St., Derby VITALE, Michael F., M 1/ c
104 Cedar St., New Haven WAITE, Kenneth T., F 1/ c
29 Lorenzo St., Norwich WALSH, Redmond W., Cox
76 Third St., New Haven WARD, Walter E., S 1/ c ( SAD)
116 Pearl St., Thompsonville WARDLOW, Robert H., F 1/ c ( MoMM)
23 Wells St., Groton WASICKI, Eugene S., SC 2/ c
42 Cedar St., Stamford WASILEWSKI, Anthony, GM 1/ c
36 Geneva Ave., Wallingford WEINER, Edward, EM 1/ c
256 Cedar St., New Haven WEISS, Harry M., Cox
124 Dwight St., New Britain WENDOLOWSKI, Alfonse V., ARM 3/ c
195 Edna Ave., Bridgeport WERBESKY, William J., SM 3/ c
33 Noble St., Stamford WIEBER, George J., S 2/ c
141 Nelton St., Hartford WILENSKI, Teddy C, MoMM 2/ c
West Haven WILKES, Lawrence A., MM 1/ c
11 Grandview Ave., Bridgeport WILLARD, Lester J., S 1/ c
153 Oak St., Hartford WILLIAMS, Vince N., Bkr 1/ c
106 East Main St., Bridgeport WILLIS, Howard A., MM 3/ c
17 Starr Ave., Danbury
WILSON, Bernard G., SC 3/ c 147 Fifth St., Bridgeport
WILSON, Wilbur R., Cox
156 Poplar St., New Haven
WINTER, Robert T., MMR 2/ c
46 Tunxis Ave., Bloomfield WISHNAFSKI, Stanley P., TM 3/ c
306 Greenwich Ave., New Haven WIXTED, Edwin A., AM MP 2/ c
014 South St., Danbury WOLAK, Frank G., GM 2/ c
East St., c/ o Butkus, Suffield WOODWARD, Paul E., GM 2/ c
463 West Main St., New Britain WORDEN, Dwight G., AMM 2/ c
14 Mott Ave., Norwalk WRONSKI, Frank C, Ptr 2/ c
290 Exchange St., New Haven XINIS, Jerry, CCS
45 Princeton St., Bridgeport YASKEVICH, Michael, MoMM 1/ c
63 Bullard Ct., Stratford YIAGHER, William A., SKV 1/ c
383 Hillside Ave., Hartford YORK, Frank W., SF 2/ c
Old Lyme YORK, Frederick H., Jr., AMM 1/ c
15 Lancaster Rd., West Hartford ZAMUKA, Andrew W., S 1/ c
351 Broad St., Hartford ZELZ, Francis J., GM 2/ c
47 Grant Ave., Stafford Springs ZEGARSKI, John, S 1/ c
497 Maple St., Bridgeport ZENORINI, Guy L., EM 2/ c
87 Ash St., Bridgeport ZIELINSKI, Carl B., MM 1/ c
587 Capitol Ave., Bridgeport ZMITRUK, Stanley T., Jr., GM 3/ c
52 Farmington Ave., New Britain ZURAW, Nicholas, RdM 1/ c
263 Division St., Ansonia
CONNECTICUT VETERANS COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET
Vol. VI Dec. 17, 1945 No. 15
CARLETON B. CLYMA, Editor
This booklet is published by the State of Connecticut, through the Office of the Governor, as an addition to the souvenirs and memorabilia of the Connecticut men who served in the United States Navy during World War II.
Reproduction of the material in this booklet is permissible only with written authorization.
The personal experience stories were reported by William M. Roth and Raymond J. Fitzpatrick. The cover illustration of " Main Street" on Attu Island in the Aleutians and the ship pictures are from official U. S. Navy photographs.